Polly B.

asked • 06/30/19

if the moon is about 239,000 miles from the earth, how long would it take a rocket that travels 500 miles per minute to reach the moon? rounded to the nearest hour

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Carly K. answered • 06/30/19

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Divide 239,000 by 500 to find the number of minutes it would take to reach the moon.

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Polly B.

would you multiply by 60 to find hours?
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06/30/19

Carly K.

You should get 478 minutes when you divide. To convert that into hours you divide the minutes by 60 (not multiply!).
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Polly B.

ok thanks
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