SOLUTION: Our sun loses 4.4x1012 grams every second due to nuclear fusion. On average, one yellow school bus has a mass of 12.7 tons. One ton is equal to 907184.74 grams. How many school bus

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Question 1097002: Our sun loses 4.4x1012 grams every second due to nuclear fusion. On average, one yellow school bus has a mass of 12.7 tons. One ton is equal to 907184.74 grams. How many school buses does the sun lose in 10.0 minutes?
(Put your answer in scientific notation with the correct number of significant digits. Use calculator notation to express your answer.
For example, 5.6E4 would be the way to say 5.6x104)
Thank you.

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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So in 10 minutes the sun loses,
M=10%2A60%2A4.4x10%5E12=2640x10%5E12=2.64x10%5E15g
Dividing that by the mass of one school bus will give the number of school buses,
N=2.64x10%5E15%2F907184.74=2.9x10%5E9