If Jim could drive a Jetson's flying car at a constant speed of 330 km/hr across oceans and space, approximately how long (in millions of years, in 106 years) would he take to drive to a nearby star that is 8.7 light-years away? Use 9.461 × 1012 km/light-year and 8766 hours per year (365.25 days).

If Jim could drive a Jetson's flying car at a constant speed of 330 km/hr across oceans and space, approximately how long (in millions of years, in 106 years) would he take to drive to a nearby star that is 8.7 light-years away? Use 9.461 × 1012 km/light-year and 8766 hours per year (365.25 days).

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If Jim could drive a Jetson's flying car at a constant speed of 330 km/hr across oceans and space, approximately how long (in millions of years, in
106 years) would he take to drive to a nearby star that is 8.7 light-years away? Use 9.461 × 1012 km/light-year and 8766 hours per year (365.25
days).

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