The Parker Solar Probe is supposed to reach a top speed of 430,000 miles per hour. If it were to fly at this speed for 43,800 hours (5 years), how many miles would it travel?

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Acconrad · Answer 1 · 2022-08-13T01:02:53+0000

1.88*10^10 miles

Explanation:

(430,000m/h)*(24 hours/ 1 day)*(365 days/ 1 year)*(5years)

Everything but miles cancels out,

430,000*(24*365*5) = 18,834,000,000miles

Or, 18.8 billion miles

Or, 1.88*10^(10) miles