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Convert 50 years into seconds. Express your answer in scientific notation

User PureGero
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1 year = 365 days
50 years = 18250 days
18250 days = 18250 x 24 hours
= 438,000 hours
= 438,000 x 60 minutes
= 26,280,000 minutes
= 26,280,000 x 60 seconds
= 1,576,800,000 seconds

= 1.58 x 10⁹ seconds
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