A rocket travels 22,000 miles per hour to leave earths gravitational pull If the rocket continued at that speed, about how many days would it take to reach Mars, which is 48,360,000 miles from earth

A. 2200 days
B. 220 days
C. 92 days
D.2 days
E.1056 days

1 answer

To calculate the time it would take for a rocket traveling at 22,000 miles per hour to reach Mars, which is 48,360,000 miles away, we can use the formula:

\[ \text{Time} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Speed}} \]

Substituting in the values:

\[ \text{Time} = \frac{48,360,000 \text{ miles}}{22,000 \text{ miles per hour}} \]

Calculating the time:

\[ \text{Time} = 2,198.18 \text{ hours} \]

Next, we convert hours into days by dividing by 24 (since there are 24 hours in a day):

\[ \text{Time in days} = \frac{2,198.18 \text{ hours}}{24 \text{ hours per day}} \approx 91.59 \text{ days} \]

Rounding that, we get approximately 92 days.

The correct answer is:

C. 92 days