SOLUTION: 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?

Question 224311: 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?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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?
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t = d/r 9.3E7/2.9E3 hours
t = 3.207E4 hours = 32,070 hours
= 1336 days
= ~ 44.5 months
= ~ 3.66 years
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