document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=660528>Question 660528</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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. The space vehicle would take about ___________ days to reach Mercury.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #804533 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CubeyThePenguin><B>CubeyThePenguin(3113)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CubeyThePenguin><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=CubeyThePenguin><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=804533\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> distance from Earth to moon: 238,900 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance from Earth to Mercury: 96.079 million miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The vehicle travels 238900/3 = 79633 miles every day.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "days to reach Mercury = (96.079 million)/79633 = 1,206,517 days = 1 * 10^(6) days </SPAN>\n" );
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