Question

(01.06 mc) izzy is calculating the amount of time it takes a rocket to get to the moon. the moon is around 239,000 miles from earth. how many hours would it take a rocket that can travel at 500 miles per minute to travel to the moon? round to the nearest hour.
8 hours
20 hours
478 hours
28,680 hours

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate minutes taken

Use the formula $time=\frac{distance}{speed}$. Here, distance = 239000 miles and speed = 500 miles per minute. So, $time_{minutes}=\frac{239000}{500}=478$ minutes.

Step2: Convert minutes to hours

Since 1 hour = 60 minutes, $time_{hours}=\frac{478}{60}\approx 8$ hours.

Answer:

8 hours