document.write( "Question 1121672: If a computer can do a calculation in 0.000004 second, how long, in seconds, would it take the computer to do 6 billion (6 comma 000 comma 000 comma 000) calculations? Write your answer in scientific notation. \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "time taken for a calculation is $\"0.0000004\"$ seconds which is $\"4%2A10%5E-7+\"$ seconds\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "time taken for $\"6+000+000+000+000\"$ (or $\"6%2A10%5E10\"$ ) calculations will be\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"6+000+000+000+000+%2A0.0000004\"$ seconds\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "or $\"6%2A10%5E10%2A4%2A10%5E-7\"$ seconds\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and, it will be\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"6%2A10%5E10%2A4%2A10%5E-7+=24%2A10%5E3\"$ seconds\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "or $\"24000\"$ seconds\r
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