Question

Izzy 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 500

miles per minute to travel to the moon? Round to the nearest hour
8 hours
20 hours
478 hours
28,680 hours

Answer 1

8 hours
Hope it help

Answer 2

It would take 8 hours.

Explanation:

Hi, to solve this problem we have to apply the formula:

Time = distance / speed rate

Replacing the variables with the values given:

Time = 239,000m / 500 m/min = 478 min

Dividing by 60 minutes, we obtain the time in hours:

478 /60= 7.97 = 8 hours (rounded to the nearest hour)

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