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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? what units do you need to convert

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Answer:

1,407 hours

Explanation:

It takes this amount of time because you have to multiply 58 by 24 in order to get the amount of hours in each day, then add the other 15 hours. Sorry if this is a little confusing I tend to overexplain things.

User JustinBlaber
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Answer:

See below

Explanation:

58 days + 15.5 hr =

58 days * 24 hr/day + 15.5 = 1407.5 hrs

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