SOLUTION: In Jan. 2006, a spacecraft called New Horizons began its journey to Pluto. The trip is 3.5x10^9 miles long and will take 9 1/2 years. How many miles will New Horizons travel per

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Question 634106: In Jan. 2006, a spacecraft called New Horizons began its journey to Pluto. The trip is 3.5x10^9 miles long and will take 9 1/2 years. How many miles will New Horizons travel per year?
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In Jan. 2006, a spacecraft called New Horizons began its journey to Pluto.
The trip is 3.5x10^9 miles long and will take 9 1/2 years.
How many miles will New Horizons travel per year?
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3.5%2810%5E9%29%2F9.5 = .368(10^9) = 3.68(10^8)