Question 304891
Hello!
This question can be solved using a ratio of proportions.
Let's say we are solving for "x," or how many days it will take to reach Venus. We know that it takes 3 days to travel 240,000 miles to the moon, so we can say the ratio of time to distance is 3:240,000.
We need to find time in the next equation, so we can say x:26,000,000.
Now we can set the two equations equal to each other (given it's a ratio).
3:240,000 = x:26,000,000
Now, we can cross multiply.
240,000 times x = 26,000,000 times 3
(Multiply 26,000,000 by 3)
240,000x = 78,000,000
Then we divide 78,000,000 by 240,000.
FINALLY.
x = 325
It would take 325 days to get to Venus.
I hope that helps!