Question

As Venus revolves around the sun, it travels at a rate of approximately 22 miles per second. Convert this rate to kilometers per second. At this

rate, how many kilometers will Venus travel in 10 seconds? In your computations, assume that 1 mile is equal to 1.6 kilometers. Do not
round
your answers.

Answer 1

13.75 m/sec

Explanation:

Since the 'per second' part stays the same, simply multiply 22 kilometers by the reciprocal of 1.6:

`22((1)/(1.6))`

then simplify the fraction:

`= 22((10)/(16))`

`= 22((5)/(8))`

and solve to get

`= 13 (3)/(4)` miles per second as the answer.

or optionally:

13.75 m/sec