SOLUTION: 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
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Question 660528: 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.
(Round to nearest whole number, Use scientific notation. Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! distance from Earth to moon: 238,900 miles
distance from Earth to Mercury: 96.079 million miles
The vehicle travels 238900/3 = 79633 miles every day.
days to reach Mercury = (96.079 million)/79633 = 1,206,517 days = 1 * 10^(6) days
