Light travels about 1 mile in 0.000005 seconds. if a spacecraft could travel at this speed, it would travel almost 10*6 miles in 5 seconds. About how far would this spacecraft travel in 50 seconds?
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To determine the distance the spacecraft would travel in 50 seconds, we can use the ratio between the time it took for light to travel one mile (0.000005 seconds) and the time of 5 seconds provided.
We can set up a proportion to find the distance:
1 mile / 0.000005 seconds = x miles / 5 seconds
Cross-multiplying, we get:
1 * 5 = 0.000005 * x
5 = 0.000005x
To solve for x, divide both sides by 0.000005:
x = 5 / 0.000005
Using a calculator, we can find:
x = 1,000,000
Therefore, the spacecraft would travel approximately 1,000,000 miles in 50 seconds.