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Jupiter Travel Time

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Jupiter Travel Time


1. The problem asks how many days it would take to travel around Jupiter at a speed of 120 mph. 2. First, we need the circumference of Jupiter. The average diameter of Jupiter is about 139,820 km. 3. Convert the diameter to miles using the hint: $$139,820 \text{ km} \times \frac{1 \text{ mile}}{1.6 \text{ km}} = 87,387.5 \text{ miles}$$ 4. Calculate the circumference of Jupiter using the formula for the circumference of a circle: $$C = \pi \times d = \pi \times 87,387.5 \approx 274,590 \text{ miles}$$ 5. Now, calculate the time to travel this distance at 120 mph: $$\text{time in hours} = \frac{274,590}{120} \approx 2288.25 \text{ hours}$$ 6. Convert hours to days: $$\frac{2288.25}{24} \approx 95.34 \text{ days}$$ 7. Therefore, it would take approximately 95.34 days to travel around Jupiter at 120 mph.