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As the Earth revolves around the sun, it travels at a rate of approximately 18 miles per second. Convert this rate to miles per minute. At this rate, how many miles will the Earth travel in 6 minutes? Do not round your answers.

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As the Earth revolves around the sun, it travels at a rate of approximately 18 miles per second. Convert this rate to miles per minute. At this rate, how many miles will the Earth travel in 6 minutes? Do not round your answers.

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To convert the rate from miles per second to miles per minute, we need to multiply by the number of seconds in a minute. There are 60 seconds in a minute.

  1. Convert the rate: 18 miles/second×60 seconds/minute=1080 miles/minute 18 \text{ miles/second} \times 60 \text{ seconds/minute} = 1080 \text{ miles/minute}

  2. Calculate the distance traveled in 6 minutes: 1080 miles/minute×6 minutes=6480 miles 1080 \text{ miles/minute} \times 6 \text{ minutes} = 6480 \text{ miles}

Therefore, the Earth travels at a rate of 1080 miles per minute, and in 6 minutes, it will travel 6480 miles.

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