Question

What conversion table do you use to solve It takes the earth 24 h to complete a full rotation. It takes Mercury approximately 58 days, 15 h, and 30 min to

complete a full rotation. How many hours does it take Mercury to complete a full rotation? Show your work
using the correct conversion factors.

Answer 1

Mercury completes a full rotation in 1407.5 hours, calculated by converting 58 days to hours (1392 hours), adding 15 hours to this, and then converting 30 minutes to hours (0.5 hours) and adding it to the total.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how many hours it takes for Mercury to complete a full rotation, we convert the given time in days, hours, and minutes into hours. Given Mercury takes approximately 58 days, 15 hours, and 30 minutes to complete a full rotation:

1. First, convert days to hours: 58 days × 24 hours/day = 1392 hours
2. Then, add the additional hours: 1392 hours + 15 hours = 1407 hours
3. Finally, convert minutes to hours: 30 minutes × (1 hour/60 minutes) = 0.5 hours and add to the total: 1407 hours + 0.5 hours = 1407.5 hours.

Therefore, Mercury completes a full rotation in 1407.5 hours.