Question

Am I correct? I don’t think I am, please explain how i can get the right answer if I got it wrong, thank you!

A satellite orbiting Earth travels 14 1/2 miles every 3 seconds. How far does the satellite travel in 3/4 minute?

The satellite travels ___ miles.

Answer 1

Answer:

that's wrong, its 217 1/2 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

3/4 of a minute is 45 seconds

the easiest way to this is you figure there is 15 intervals of 3 seconds in 45 seconds so do 15 times 14.5 and get 217 1/2 miles