Astronauts: English and Maths in Space

An astronaut needs to communicate how far they traveled in space. If they traveled 240,000 miles to the moon and back, making the trip twice, how many miles did they travel in total?

• 240,000 miles

• 480,000 miles

• 720,000 miles

• 960,000 miles

An astronaut is explaining a problem they solved in space. They had 4 tasks to complete, but due to a problem, they could only complete 2. What fraction of their tasks were they unable to complete?

To fix a module, an astronaut needs to communicate the exact measurements. If the module is 3 meters long and needs a new wire that is twice as long, how long does the wire need to be?

• 3 meters

• 6 meters

• 9 meters

• 12 meters

An astronaut collects space rocks on two different spacewalks. On the first walk, they collect 5 rocks, and on the second, they collect twice as many. How many rocks do they have in total?

• 5 rocks

• 10 rocks

• 15 rocks

• 20 rocks

An astronaut is trying to solve a problem with the spaceship's speed. If the spaceship needs to travel at 10,000 miles per hour to reach Earth on time and it's currently traveling at 8,000 miles per hour, how much faster does it need to go?

• 1,000 miles per hour

• 2,000 miles per hour

• 3,000 miles per hour

• 5,000 miles per hour