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Hypothetically, how long would it take to get to the sun by car traveling 70 mph?

Answer 1

Olivia Aldridge

Average distance to Sun is 92.96 MILLION MILES.

diving for 70 hours, or 1384571.

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Answer 2

Hazel Asher

To calculate how long it would take to get to the sun by car traveling at 70 mph, we use the average distance from the Earth to the Sun, which is about 93 million miles (150 million kilometers).

Time = Distance / Speed

= 93,000,000 miles / 70 miles per hour

= 1,328,571.43 hours

To convert hours into years:

1,328,571.43 hours ÷ (24 hours in a day * 365 days in a year) ≈ 151.69 years

Therefore, it would take approximately 151.69 years to reach the Sun traveling by car at 70 mph.

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