SOLUTION: Solve: A computer can do one calculation in 1.4 x 10-7 seconds. How long would it take the computer to do a trillion (1012) calculations? Express your answer in scientific notati
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Question 706952: Solve: A computer can do one calculation in 1.4 x 10-7 seconds. How long would it take the computer to do a trillion (1012) calculations? Express your answer in scientific notation.
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20059) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(1.4×10-7)(1012) = (1.4×10-7+12) = 1.4×105 seconds =
140000 seconds = 140000/60 minutes = minutes = hours.
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