SOLUTION: unit of measurement, a punk/disco band, played a benefit concert for New Year's Eve. Tehy started at 6:00 p.m. on new year's eve and managed to play until 9:30 a.m. the following m

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Question 1011362: unit of measurement, a punk/disco band, played a benefit concert for New Year's Eve. Tehy started at 6:00 p.m. on new year's eve and managed to play until 9:30 a.m. the following morning. What is the order of magnitude of the total number of seconds they played?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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In words:
[ hours ] x [ min / hr ] x [ sec / min ] = [ sec ]
6 PM to 9:30 AM = 15.5 hrs
+15.5%2A%28+60%2F1+%29%2A%28+60%2F1+%29+=+55800+
+55800+=+5.58%2A10%5E4+
The order of magnitude is +10%5E4+