Question

as mars revolves around the sun, it travels at a rate of approximately 15 miles per second. at this rate, convert this rate to kilometers per second. assume that 1 mile is equal to 1.6 kilometers. do not round your answers. in your computations, how many kilometers will mars travel in 10 seconds? rate: km/s distance traveled in 10 seconds:

Explanation:

Step1: Convert miles to kilometers

We know 1 mile = 1.6 kilometers. So if the rate is 15 miles per second, then in kilometers per second, we multiply 15 by 1.6. $15\times1.6 = 24$ km/s.

Step2: Find distance in 10 seconds

Using the formula $d=rt$ (distance = rate×time), with $r = 24$ km/s and $t = 10$ s. So $d=24\times10=240$ km.

Answer:

Rate: 24 km/s
Distance traveled in 10 seconds: 240 km