document.write( "Question 241374: The speed of sound is 186,000 mi/sec Convert into inches per year. I'm asking because my calculator can't handle the big number. Thanks. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #176780 by Edwin McCravy(20086) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "We will take the miles to feet to inches,\r\n" );
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document.write( "and we will take the seconds to minutes to hours to days to years\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancelling units which are in a numerator and a denominator:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Change everything to scientific notation:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Group the numbers for multiplication and the exponents of 10\r\n" );
document.write( "for addition:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now your calculator can make the multiplication of those numbers:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Next we change  to scientific notation \r\n" );
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document.write( "and we have:\r\n" );
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document.write( "And we add those powers of 10\r\n" );
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document.write( "With scientific notation your calculator can handle\r\n" );
document.write( "all numbers regardless of how large.\r\n" );
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