Question

A computer program in Shannon's computer carries a single mathematical operation in 1.5*10^-6 seconds. How much time would the program take to complete 2.5*10^3 mathematical operations?

Answer 1

2.5(10^3) / 1.5(10^-6) = 2500/.0000015 = 1.67 seconds

Answer 2

Answer:
`3.75*10^(-3)` seconds

Explanation:

Given: Time taken by computer program in Shannon's computer carries a single mathematical operation=
`1.5*10^(-6)` seconds

Time taken by computer program to carry a
`2.5*10^3` mathematical operation is given by :-

`2.5*10^3*1.5*10^(-6)\\\\=(2.5*1.5)*(10^3*10^(-6))\\\\=3.75*10^(3+(-6))=3.75*10^(3-6)\\\\=3.75*10^(-3)`

Hence, Time taken by computer program to carry a
`2.5*10^3` mathematical operation is
`3.75*10^(-3)` seconds