Izzy is calculating the amount of time it takes a rocket to get to the moon. The moon is around 239,000 miles from Earth. How many hours would it take a rocket that can travel at 500 miles per minute to travel to the moon? Round to the nearest hour.



To find how many hours it will take for the rocket to travel to the moon, we can follow these steps:

1. **Determine the speed of the rocket in miles per hour:**
   - The rocket is traveling at 500 miles per minute.
   - Since there are 60 minutes in an hour, the speed in miles per hour is:
     \[
     500 \, \text{miles/minute} \times 60 \, \text{minutes/hour} = 30,000 \, \text{miles/hour}
     \]

2. **Calculate the time it takes to travel to the moon:**
   - The distance to the moon is approximately 239,000 miles.
   - To find the time \( t \) in hours, use the formula:
     \[
     t = \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{speed}} = \frac{239,000 \, \text{miles}}{30,000 \, \text{miles/hour}} \approx 7.97 \, \text{hours}
     \]

3. **Round to the nearest hour:**
   - \( 7.97 \) hours rounds to **8 hours**.

Thus, it would take the rocket approximately **8 hours** to travel to the moon.

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Here are 5 related questions for further practice:
1. What would be the time if the rocket traveled at 600 miles per minute?
2. How many hours would it take a rocket traveling at 10,000 miles per hour?
3. If the rocket traveled twice as fast, how long would the trip take?
4. How many minutes would it take the rocket to reach the moon?
5. What is the difference in travel time between a rocket going 400 miles per minute versus 500 miles per minute?

**Tip:** When converting between units (minutes to hours), always ensure the units align in your calculations for consistency.

Izzy is calculating the amount of time it takes a rocket to get to the moon. The moon is around 239,000 miles from Earth. How many hours would it take a rocket that can travel at 500 miles per minute to travel to the moon? Round to the nearest hour.

Find out how long it takes a rocket traveling at 500 miles per minute to reach the moon, which is approximately 239,000 miles away. This problem includes unit conversion from minutes to hours and the formula for calculating time, suitable for Grades 6-8 students.

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