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one grain of this sand approximately weighs 7 x 10 to the power of -5 grams, how many grains of sand are there in 6300 kg of sand, give your answer in standard from

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Answer:

"
9* 10^(10)" or "90000000000" grains are there in 6300 kg of sand

Explanation:

Given

1 grain sand weighs = 7
*
10^(-5)

Let x be the number of grain in 6300 kg of sand

Solution:

x=
(6300 * 10^3)/(7*10^(-5))= 900*10^3*10^5=9*10^(10)

"
9* 10^(10)" or "90000000000" grains are there in 6300 kg of sand

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