document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=294751>Question 294751</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Solve using the five-step problem-solving process. Show all steps necessary to arrive at your solution. Express the answer in scientific notation to two decimals places unless requested otherwise.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A computer can do one calculation in 1.4 × 10-7 seconds. How long would it take the computer to do a trillion (1012) calculations? (Round to one decimal place.) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #212552 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=212552\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 10^12*1.4*10^(-7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.4*10^5 seconds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10^3 is a 1000 seconds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60 seconds in  a minutes and 60 minutes in an hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.4*10^5 seconds/3.6*10^3=.3888 *10^2 hours about 39 hours </SPAN>\n" );
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