SOLUTION: Suppose a spacecraft recently started on a journey inside the solar system. The trip is 2.5 x 10^9 miles long and will take 7 1/2 years. How many miles will the spacecraft travel p
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Question 992534: Suppose a spacecraft recently started on a journey inside the solar system. The trip is 2.5 x 10^9 miles long and will take 7 1/2 years. How many miles will the spacecraft travel per year?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Suppose a spacecraft recently started on a journey inside the solar system. The trip is 2.5 x 10^9 miles long and will take 7 1/2 years. How many miles will the spacecraft travel per year?
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(2.5E9)/7.5 = 333333333.3 miles
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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