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A leak in a water tank causes the water level to decrease by 3.6×10−23.6×10−2 millimeters each second. About how many millimeters does the water level in the tank decrease in 5 hours, or 1.8×1041.8×104 seconds? Drag and drop the values to the boxes to express the answer in scientific notation.

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Answer:
6.48 * 10^2

Explanation:

Since, According to the question,

The leak in a water tank causes the water level to decrease by
3.6* 10^(-2) millimeter

That is , in 1 second it decreases
3.6* 10^(-2) mm

⇒ In
1.8* 10^4 seconds it will decrease
3.6* 10^(-2)* 1.8* 10^4 mm

⇒ In
1.8* 10^4 seconds it will decrease
6.48* 10^(2) mm


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