Question

As the Earth revolves around the sun, it travels at a speed of approximately 18

miles per second. Convert this speed to miles per minute. At this speed, how many miles will the Earth travel in 5
minutes? Do not round your answers.

Answer 1

So if the earth goes 18 miles per second you would multiply 18 and 60 since 60 seconds are in a minute. And that is 1,080 miles in a minute then times that by 5 and your answer is 5,400 miles in 5 minutes.