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# 600-700 Ps Problem- Need help solving

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600-700 Ps Problem- Need help solving [#permalink]  15 Oct 2010, 09:24
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Question

A computer can perform 1,000,000 calculations per second. At this rate, how many HOURS will it take this computer to perform the$$3.6 x 10^11$$ calculations required to solve a problem?

a 60
b 100
c 600
d 1000
e 6000
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Re: 600-700 Ps Problem- Need help solving [#permalink]  15 Oct 2010, 14:48
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Thanks for the help team!

Question

A computer can perform 1,000,000 calculations per second. At this rate, how many HOURS will it take this computer to perform the$$3.6 x 10^11$$ calculations required to solve a problem?

a 60
b 100
c 600
d 1000
e 6000

b. 100
per hour the computer performs $$3600 X 10^6$$ calculations which is = $$3.6 X 10^9$$
So time taken to perform $$3.6 X 10^11$$ calculations = $$3.6 X 10^11$$/$$3.6 X 10^9$$ = 100hrs
Re: 600-700 Ps Problem- Need help solving   [#permalink] 15 Oct 2010, 14:48
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