As Mercury revolves around the sun, it travels at a speed of approximately 30 miles per second. Convert this speed to kilometers per second. At this speed, how many kilometers will Mercury travel in 5 seconds? In your computations, assume that 1 mile is equal to 1.6 kilometers.

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anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Speed ;  km/s
Distance traveled in 5 seconds ; km

nurali · Answer

1 mile per second =1.609344 kilometers per second
30 mile per second = 30*1.609344 kilometers per second
30 mile per second = 48.28032 kilometers per second

in 5 second, 5x48.28032=241.4 kilometer

nurali · Answer

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