Question

Earth travels 30 kilometers each second as it revolves around the Sun. How many miles does Earth travel in 1 second? Round to the hundredths if necessary.

Answer 1

18.64 if rounded

Explanation:

First you need to know how many miles is 1 kilometer. That would be approximately 0.62137 miles. Multiply this by 3 and you would get 1.86411. Now multiply this by 10 to make it 30 kilometers worth of miles and not 3 kilometers. You would get 18.6411 which rounded to the hundredths place would be 18.64.

Answer 2

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Answer:

18.64 miles

Explanation:

There are 1.609344 km per mile, so the distance traveled in 1 second is ...

(30 km)(1 mi)/(1.609344 km) ≈ 18.64 mi

The Earth travels around the Sun at the rate of about 18.64 miles per second.