document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1132139>Question 1132139</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A computer can do a calculation in 4x10^-6 seconds. How long, in seconds, will it take the computer to do 8x10^12 such calculations? Give your answer in scientific notation/ standard form </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #749070 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=749070\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> one calculation can be done in 4 * 10^-6 seconds.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 * 10^12 calculations * 4 * 10^-6 seconds for each calculation will take 32 * 10^6 seconds which is equal to 3.2 * 10^7 seconds in scientific notation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the multiplication is done as follows:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8 * 10^12 * 4 * 10^-6 is equal to 8 * 4 * 10^12 * 10^-6 which is equal to 32 * 10^(12-6) which is equal to 32 * 10^6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to convert to scientific notation, you divide 32 by 10 and you multiply 10^6 by 10 to get 3.2 * 10^7.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i confirmed with my scientific calculator that the arithmetic is correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.2 * 10^7 is equal to 32 * 10^6 which is equal to 32 million (32,000,000).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's a reference on scientific notation you might find helpful.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "all you are dding is multiplying the time it takes to do one calculation by the number of calculations required.\r<BR>\n" );
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