Question If Mars travels at 24,126 meters per second in orbit around the Sun and takes 1.88 earth years to complete its orbit, what is the total distance in miles Mars travels throughout its complete orbit? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number and do not include units or commas in your answer.) Note: There are 1,609 meters in a mile. Use 365 for the number of days in an Earth year.

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To find the total distance Mars travels throughout its complete orbit, we need to calculate the distance it travels in one orbit and then multiply it by the number of orbits it completes in 1.88 Earth years.

Given:
- Mars travels at 24,126 meters per second.
- Mars takes 1.88 Earth years to complete its orbit.
- There are 1,609 meters in a mile.
- There are 365 days in an Earth year.

First, let's calculate the distance Mars travels in one orbit:
$$ \text{Distance in one orbit} = \text{Speed} \times \text{Time} $$

$$ \text{Distance in one orbit} = 24,126 \, \text{m/s} \times 365 \, \text{days} $$

Next, we need to convert the time from days to seconds:
$$ 365 \, \text{days} = 365 \times 24 \times 60 \times 60 \, \text{seconds} $$

Now, we can calculate the distance in one orbit:
$$ \text{Distance in one orbit} = 24,126 \, \text{m/s} \times 365 \times 24 \times 60 \times 60 \, \text{seconds} $$

Finally, we need to convert the distance from meters to miles:
$$ \text{Distance in miles} = \frac{\text{Distance in meters}}{1,609} $$

Let's calculate the total distance Mars travels throughout its complete orbit.
Calculate the value by following steps:
- step0: Calculate:
  $$24126\times 365\times 24\times 60\times 60$$
- step1: Multiply the terms:
  $$8805990\times 24\times 60\times 60$$
- step2: Multiply the terms:
  $$211343760\times 60\times 60$$
- step3: Multiply the terms:
  $$12680625600\times 60$$
- step4: Multiply the numbers:
  $$760837536000$$
The distance Mars travels in one orbit is approximately 7.608375 x 10^11 meters.

Now, let's calculate the total distance Mars travels throughout its complete orbit by multiplying the distance in one orbit by the number of orbits it completes in 1.88 Earth years.
Calculate the value by following steps:
- step0: Calculate:
  $$7.608375\times 10^{11}\times 1.88$$
- step1: Rewrite the expression:
  $$7608375\times 10^{5}\times 1.88$$
- step2: Multiply the terms:
  $$14303745\times 10^{5}$$
The total distance Mars travels throughout its complete orbit is approximately 1.430375 x 10^12 meters.

To convert this distance to miles, we divide by 1,609:
$$ \text{Distance in miles} = \frac{1.430375 \times 10^{12}}{1,609} $$

Let's calculate the distance in miles.
Calculate the value by following steps:
- step0: Calculate:
  $$\frac{1.430375\times 10^{12}}{1609}$$
- step1: Reduce the fraction:
  $$\frac{1430375\times 10^{6}}{1609}$$
The total distance Mars travels throughout its complete orbit is approximately 8,889,838 miles.
Mars travels approximately 8,889,838 miles throughout its complete orbit.

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