document.write( "Question 397347: It takes 3 days for a space vehicle to travel from the earth to the moon.About how long would it take the same vehicle travling at the same speed to reach Venus? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #281668 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Assuming you would make the trip to arrive when Venus was closest to the earth: 23.7 million miles \n" ); document.write( "Assuming the moon distance is .252 million miles from the earth \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Cross multiply \n" ); document.write( ".253t = 27.7 * 3 \n" ); document.write( ".253t = 83.1 \n" ); document.write( "t = \n" ); document.write( "t ~ 329 days to get to Venus (no traffic) \n" ); document.write( " |