SOLUTION: A certain computer can do a simple computation in 10–7 seconds. Express how long it would take this computer to do this task 5000 times

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Question 1075830: A certain computer can do a simple computation in 10–7 seconds.
Express how long it would take this computer to do this task 5000 times
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, ikleyn:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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A certain computer can do a simple computation in 10–7 seconds.
Express how long it would take this computer to do this task 5000 times
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10-7 = 3
5000*3 = 15000 seconds

Answer by ikleyn(52814) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Only very bad programmer will program the computer to make the same task many times in a cycle.


It was the first rule I learned when started to write my own computer programs/codes many years ago.



And one more notice. Yours 10-7 is, probably, 10^(-7), which is 10%5E%28-7%29.


Lear how to write the numbers correctly.