document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=114615>Question 114615</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One of the fastest supercomputers in the world is NEC's Earth Simulator, which operates at a top-end of 40 teraflops (forty trillion operations per second or 4.0 x 10^13). How long would it take this computer to perform 250 million calculations? Express answer in standard notation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know the answer is a fraction of a second, but can't come up with the formula. Can someone advise please?  Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #83381 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=83381\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 250*10^6/40*10^13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5*10^8/4.0*10^14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5/4*1/10^(-6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".625*10^(-6)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".000000625 SECONDS TO PERFORM 250,000,000 OPERATIONS. </SPAN>\n" );
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