SOLUTION: If a computer can do a calculation in 0.000004 ​second, how​ long, in​ seconds, would it take the computer to do 6 billion ​(6 comma 000 comma 000 comma 000

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Question 1121672: If a computer can do a calculation in 0.000004 ​second, how​ long, in​ seconds, would it take the computer to do 6 billion ​(6 comma 000 comma 000 comma 000​) ​calculations? Write your answer in scientific notation.
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Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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time taken for a calculation is 0.0000004 seconds which is 4%2A10%5E-7+seconds
time taken for 6+000+000+000+000 (or 6%2A10%5E10) calculations will be
6+000+000+000+000+%2A0.0000004 seconds
or 6%2A10%5E10%2A4%2A10%5E-7 seconds
and, it will be
6%2A10%5E10%2A4%2A10%5E-7+=24%2A10%5E3 seconds
or 24000 seconds


Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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If a computer can do a calculation in 0.000004 second, how long, in seconds, would it take the computer to do 6 billion (6 comma 000 comma 000 comma 000​) ​calculations? Write your answer in scientific notation.
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You obviously have a comma key. Why write "comma?"
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t = 4e-6*6e9 seconds
t = 24e3 seconds
t = 2.4e4 seconds, or
2.4*10*4 seconds