document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=224311>Question 224311</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The average distance from Earth to the sun is 9.3 X 10^7 miles. How long would it take a rocket, traveling at 2.9 X 10^3 miles per hour, to reach the sun? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "t = d/r  9.3E7/2.9E3 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 3.207E4 hours = 32,070 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 1336 days<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= ~ 44.5 months<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= ~ 3.66 years </SPAN>\n" );
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