I just need to know how to work it out?

Question

A glacier advances at 6.6 x 10^ -6cm/s. How far will it move in 54000 s? Answer in units of cm.

How far will it move in 5.7 years Answer in units of cm.

THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP.

Answer 1

A. 0.3564 cm

B. 1186.38432 cm = 11.8638432 m = 38.913405696 ft.  

Answer 2

Multiply 6.6 x 10^-6 by 54 000 = 0.3564 cm

5.7 years x 365.25 days/year x 86400 seconds/day = 179 878 320 seconds

that multiplied by the rate above gives 1187.19691 cm

Answer 3

Speed, v = 6.6 x 10^ -6cm/s

Time,t = 54000s

Distance = vt = 6.6 x 10^ -6 x 54000 = 0.356 cm

(b) t = 5.7 years = 5.7 x 365 x 24 x3600 s

Distance = vt = 6.6 x 10^ -6 x 5.7 x 365 x 24 x3600

=1186.38 cm

Answer 4

Distance = Speed x time

so you just multiply the two values you have.

And for the second part. you calculate how many seconds there are in 5.7 years (since the units are all in seconds) so 365 (days) x 5 (years) x 24 (hours) x 60 (mins) x 60 (seconds) .. and then you add this to 0.7 x365 x 24 x60x60

and use the above formula again

if you still cant figure it out let me know