Question

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

Answer 1

1 minute = 60 seconds.

Multiply the speed per second by 60 to get speed per minute:

8 * 60 = 480 miles per minute.

Multiply speed per minute by number of minutes to get total miles traveled:

480 * 6 = 2,880 total miles.