in 4 hours, a comet that is far from the sun usually travels 8,000 miles. how far will the comet travel in 10 hours
To determine how far the comet will travel in 10 hours, we can set up a proportion.
If the comet travels 8,000 miles in 4 hours, then it travels x miles in 10 hours.
Using the proportion:
8,000 miles / 4 hours = x miles / 10 hours
Cross-multiplying, we get:
4 * x = 8,000 * 10
4x = 80,000
x = 80,000 / 4
x = 20,000
Therefore, the comet will travel 20,000 miles in 10 hours.
To find out how far the comet will travel in 10 hours, we can set up a proportion using the information provided.
Let's set up the proportion x/10 = 8000/4, where x represents the distance the comet will travel in 10 hours.
To solve for x, we can cross-multiply:
4x = 10 * 8000
4x = 80000
Now, divide both sides of the equation by 4 to isolate x:
x = 80000/4
x = 20000
Therefore, the comet will travel 20,000 miles in 10 hours.
To determine how far the comet will travel in 10 hours, we can first calculate the comet's average speed per hour.
Since we know that in 4 hours the comet travels 8,000 miles, we can find the average speed by dividing the distance by the time:
Average speed = Distance / Time
Average speed = 8,000 miles / 4 hours
Average speed = 2,000 miles per hour
Now that we know the average speed of the comet is 2,000 miles per hour, we can multiply this speed by the total time of 10 hours to find the distance the comet will travel in that time:
Distance = Average speed * Time
Distance = 2,000 miles per hour * 10 hours
Distance = 20,000 miles
Therefore, the comet will travel 20,000 miles in 10 hours.