Question

As Jupiter revolves around the sun, it travels at a rate of approximately 8 miles per second. Convert this rate to miles per minute. At this rate, how many miles will Jupiter travel in 6 minutes? Do not round your answers.

Answer 1

how many second in 1 minute?

Answer 2

60

Answer 3

2,880 miles is what i got

Answer 4

@mathstudent55

Answer 5

yeah that's right for the miles in 6 minutes

Answer 6

how about for rate ?

Answer 7

@peachpi

Answer 8

the rate is just (8 mi/s)*(60 s/min) so 480 mi/s

Answer 9

480 mi/min rather

Answer 10

@peachpi is correct