A computer can add two numbers in about 10 Superscript negative 810−8 second. Express in scientific notation how long it would take this computer to do this task 700 comma 000700,000 times.

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Answer:

[tex]7\times 10^{-3}\text{ Seconds}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the following in the question:

Time required by a computer to perform addition operation =

[tex]10^{-8}\text{Seconds}[/tex]

Number of times the task needs to be performed =

[tex]70000\\=7\times 10^5[/tex]

Total time required =

[tex]\text{Time required for 1 task}\times \text{Total number of task}\\=10^{-8}\times 7\times 10^{5}\\=7\times 10^{-8+5}\\=7\times 10^{-3}\text{ Seconds}[/tex]

It would take [tex]7\times 10^{-3}[/tex] seconds to perform the task 700,000 times.