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 earth travel in 6 minutes? Do not round your answer.

Answer 1

The number of miles that the earth travels in 2 minutes is 2,160 miles.

Explanation:

So 18 miles in per minute is

=18 x 60

= 1,080 miles per minute

Now there are 2 minutesSo, the total miles should be

=1,080 x 2

= 2,160 miles

Therefore we can conclude that the number of miles that the earth travels in 2 minutes is 2,160 miles.

Answer 2

18 miles/s x 60 s/min = 1080 miles/min

6 min x 1080 miles/min = 6480 miles