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The star closest in distance to our own sun is Proxima Centauri. The distance from Earth to Proxima Centauri is approximately 2.5 x 1013 miles. If a spacecraft travels at a speed of 20,000 mph, how many hours would the spacecraft need to travel to Proxima Centauri? Use distance =rate x time and write your answer in scientific notation.

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A Survey of Mathematics with Applications

ISBN: 978-0134112107

10th edition

Authors: Allen R. Angel, Christine D. Abbott, Dennis Runde

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