Question

If you use a volleyball as a model of the Earth, how much/long would 1.7 km be on it? The volleyball has a circumference of 68 cm.

Answer 1

0.00288 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

Data:

Earth circumference : 40,075 km = 4.0075e+9 cm

Volleyball circumference: 0.00068 km = 68 cm

Calculations

Relation: Earth circumference / Volleyball circumference =

Relation: 40075 km / 0.00068 km =

Relation: 58,933,823

So:

1.7 km on Earth is equivalent to the volleyball =

1.7 km / relation Earth circumference / Volleyball circumference =

1.7 km / 58,933,823 = 2.88e-8 km = 0.00288 cm