The distance from a planet to its moon is approximately 226,000 mi. If a spacecraft travels at a speed of 20,000 mph, how many hours would the spacecraft need to travel from the planet to the moon? Use distance = rate x time. The spacecraft would need hours to travel from the planet to the moon. (Type an integer or a decimal.)

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The distance from a planet to its moon is approximately 226,000 mi. If a spacecraft travels at a speed of 20,000 mph, how many hours would the spacecraft need to travel from the
planet to the moon? Use distance = rate x time.
The spacecraft would need
(Type an integer or a decimal.)
hours to travel from the planet to the moon.
Transcribed Image Text:The distance from a planet to its moon is approximately 226,000 mi. If a spacecraft travels at a speed of 20,000 mph, how many hours would the spacecraft need to travel from the planet to the moon? Use distance = rate x time. The spacecraft would need (Type an integer or a decimal.) hours to travel from the planet to the moon.
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