Question

A missile travels at a constant rate of 15,000

feet per minute. How many hours would it
take to travel 9.0 X 10^8(ten to the 8th power)feet?

Answer 1

Answer: 1000 hours.

Step-by-step explanation: To travel 9 x 10^8 feet, it would take (9 x 10^8)/15000 minutes. This equals 60000 minutes. We divide this number by 60 to convert to hours. This equals 1000 hours.