Jupiter takes approximately 12 Earth years to complete one full revolution around the Sun. If an astronaut…

Jupiter takes approximately 12 Earth years to complete one full revolution around the Sun. If an astronaut spends 36 Earth years living on a space station, how many Jupiter years corresponds to this duration?
  1. 3 Jupiter years
  2. 12 Jupiter years
  3. 24 Jupiter years
  4. 48 Jupiter years

Solution

One Jupiter year equals 12 Earth years. Therefore, 36 Earth years divided by 12 equals 3 Jupiter years ($36 / 12 = 3$).

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