SOLUTION: If 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 Uranus. Moon: 240,0

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Question 259753: If 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 Uranus.
Moon: 240,000 mi
Uranus: 1,690,000,000 mi
Round to the nearest whole number. Use scientific notation.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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Assuming the same speed, 240,000/3=80,000 mpd
1,690,000,000/80000=169000/8
21125 days
But the the spaceship would use the gravity of the moon to boost its speed.