A certain computer can perform 10^5 calculations per second. How many calculations can it perform in 10 seconds?
I just cannot seem to solve this problem can somebody explain how to do this step by step?
100,000
100,000 x 10 = 1,000,000
thanks!!!
Ummmh, doesn't 10^5 mean
10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 ??
So if we multiply by another 10 , how many 10's will we have now ?
thanks that helped
To solve this problem, you need to multiply the given rate of calculations per second by the number of seconds.
Step 1: Start with the given rate of calculations per second, which is 10^5 (also known as 100,000 calculations per second).
Step 2: Identify the number of seconds you want to calculate for, which in this case is 10 seconds.
Step 3: Multiply the rate of calculations per second (10^5) by the number of seconds (10):
10^5 * 10 = 10^6
Therefore, the computer can perform 10^6 calculations in 10 seconds.
In this case, you can simply multiply the rate by the number of seconds since both values are given explicitly. However, it is important to understand the basic concept of multiplication and how to apply it to solve such problems.