Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 1 - Section 1.7 - Scientific Notation - Exercise Set - Page 91: 73

Answer

There are $3.1536 \times 10^{7}$ seconds in a year.

Work Step by Step

$365days \times \frac{24 hours}{1day} \times \frac{60minutes}{1hour} \times \frac{60seconds}{1minute}$ = $31,536,000$ seconds Expressed in scientific notation as $3.1536 \times 10^{7}$ seconds.
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