SOLUTION: suppose a spacecraft recently started on a journey inside the solar system. the trip is 4.5 * 10^9 miles long and will take 7 1/2 years. How many miles will the spacecraft travel p
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Question 876422: suppose a spacecraft recently started on a journey inside the solar system. the trip is 4.5 * 10^9 miles long and will take 7 1/2 years. How many miles will the spacecraft travel per year?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4.5 * 10^9 miles = 4.5 billion miles
(4.5 billion miles)/(7.5 years) = 0.6 billion miles per year
0.6 billion miles per year = 600 million miles per year
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