the average radius of Jupiter's orbit is 464,779,036 miles, and it travels at an average speed of 28,108 miles per hour.
Q: How many years does it take Jupiter to orbit the sun?
Just let your calculator deal with those large numbers
circumference = 2πr = ..... miles
time = distance/rate
= circumference/28108 hours
1 year = 365(24) or 8760 hours, so
number of years = circumference/8760 years
333197
Reiny, you are wrong. It actually takes 11.9 years or about 4,289 Earth days for Jupiter to orbit the sun.
To calculate the time it takes for Jupiter to orbit the Sun, we can use the formula:
Time = Distance / Speed
In this case, the distance is the circumference of Jupiter's orbit, which is equal to 2 times pi times the radius. The speed is given as miles per hour.
First, let's calculate the circumference:
Circumference = 2 * pi * Radius
Substituting the given value of the average radius of Jupiter's orbit (464,779,036 miles) into the equation:
Circumference = 2 * pi * 464,779,036
Next, let's calculate the time:
Time = Circumference / Speed
Substituting the given value of the average speed of Jupiter (28,108 miles per hour) into the equation:
Time = (2 * pi * 464,779,036) / 28,108
Finally, let's calculate the result:
Time ≈ 33122.859 years
Therefore, it takes approximately 33,122.859 years for Jupiter to orbit the Sun.