Question

A comet travels at an average speed of 273,000 km/h.

Answer 1

Answer: 52,416,000 km

Step-by-step explanation:

If a comet travels 273,000 km/hr

1) Multiply 273,000 km by 24 hours to find how far the comet travels in one day

2) multiply the answer from 1 by 8 to determine how far it travels in 8 days

1) $\frac{273,000 km}{hr}$*$\frac{24 hr}{1 day}$ = $\frac{6,552,000km}{day}$ (hours cancel out)

2)$\frac{6,552,000km}{day}$*8 day= 52,416,000 km in 8 days

The comet approximately travelled 52,416,000km from when it began to travel to when it reached Earth. Hope this helped :)