document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=827642>Question 827642</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is 500 gigabytes expressed in microbytes? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #498810 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sheldonbbtrocks><B>sheldonbbtrocks(115)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sheldonbbtrocks><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=sheldonbbtrocks><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=498810\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> So first we need to know that the word \"giga\" means 1.0*10^9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We also need to know that \"micro\" means 1.0*10^-6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first thing we should do is write 500 in scientific notation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.0*10^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we count that there are 1.0*10^15 powers difference from \"giga\" to \"micro\" we must multiply this by our original amount:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5.0*10^2*1.0*10^15=5.0*10^17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are [5.0*10^17] micro bytes in 500 gigabytes. </SPAN>\n" );
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