SOLUTION: The speed of computers is measured in number of calculationsper picosecond. There are 3.6 times 10 to the 15th power picoseconds per hour. What fraction of a second is a picoseco

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Question 300021: The speed of computers is measured in number of calculationsper picosecond. There are 3.6 times 10 to the 15th power picoseconds per hour. What fraction of a second is a picosecond?

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Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The speed of computers is measured in number of calculationsper picosecond. There are 3.6 times 10 to the 15th power picoseconds per hour. What fraction of a second is a picosecond?
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pico = 1 trillionth = 10^-12 seconds
or 10E-12 seconds

Answer by angeljb97(1)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
100000000000
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