Question

As Venus revolves around the sun, it travels at a speed of approximately 22 miles per second. Convert this speed to miles per minute. At this speed, how many

miles will Venus travel in 5 minutes?

Answer 1

6600 miles

Explanation:

step 1: converting to miles per minutes

Provided 22 mi/sec

1 min = 60 sec

X = 1 sec

X = (1 min x 1 sec)/60 sec

X = 0.01667 minutes

So 1 sec = 0.01667 minutes

then, 22 miles/sec = 22 miles/0.01667 min

1320 miles/ min

step 2: How many miles in 5 minutes

1 min = 1320 miles

5 min = X

X = (5 min x 1320 miles)/ 1 min

minutes will cancel each other then,

X = 5 x 1320 miles

X = 6600 miles

so in 5 minutes Venus will travel 6600 miles