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Jacob is calculating the amount of time it takes a rocket to get to the moon. the moon is around 239,000 miles from earth. how many hours would it take a rocket that can travel at 250 miles per minute to travel to the moon? round to the nearest hour.

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Answer:

16hr

Explanation:

distance= time x speed

250mi/min=250x60mi/hr =15000mi/hr

239000/15000≈15.9333hr

Round up to 16hr

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