Question

Elin stays on the international space station for 114.1 hours.Of the space station orbits the earth once every 42 minutes.How many times will it orbit the earth during her stay?

Answer 1

163 times

Explanation:

Let us first find how many minutes she was on the International Space Station:

1 hour = 60 minutes

114.1 hours = 114.1 * 60 = 6846 minutes

The station orbits earth every 42 minutes. Therefore, the number of times the station will orbit the earth during her stay is:

6846 / 42 = 163 times