SOLUTION: A disc can hold about 720 billion pieces of information (bytes). How many sound files, each containing 32 thousand bytes can a disc hold? Express the answer in scientific notation.

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Question 474190: A disc can hold about 720 billion pieces of information (bytes). How many sound files, each containing 32 thousand bytes can a disc hold? Express the answer in scientific notation.
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A disc can hold about 720 billion pieces of information (bytes). How many sound files, each containing 32 thousand bytes can a disc hold? Express the answer in scientific notation.
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720E9/32E3 = 22.5E6 files
= 2.25E7 or 2.25%2A10%5E7

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Nope. 720 billion is too many. 720 million is more like it. So instead of 720 X 10^9, it is 720 X 10^6. Divide by 32 X 10^3.


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