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document.write( "Suppose it takes 3 days for a space vehicle to travel from earth to the moon. About how long would it take the same vehicle traveling at the same speed to reach Mercury?\r
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document.write( "Moon--240,000
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document.write( "Mercury--57,000,000\r
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document.write( "Round to nearest whole number. Use scientific notation.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #230285 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Suppose it takes 3 days for a space vehicle to travel from earth to the moon. About how long would it take the same vehicle traveling at the same speed to reach Mercury?\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Moon--240,000 it takes 3 days \n" ); document.write( "so in 1 day it travels 240000/3 \n" ); document.write( "=80,000 \n" ); document.write( "8*10^4 /day \n" ); document.write( "Mercury--57,000,000 \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "5.7*10^7 is the distance of mercury. \n" ); document.write( "it will take \n" ); document.write( "5.7*10^7 / 8*10^4 \n" ); document.write( "=712.5 days \n" ); document.write( " |