Question

The volume of the atlantic ocean is about \[3.1 \cdot 10^{17}\] cubic meters. the mississippi river has an annual flow of \[6.3 \cdot 10^{11}\] cubic meters. how many times would the annual flow of the mississippi river fit in the atlantic ocean? write your final answer in scientific notation, and round to two decimal places. times

Answer 1

The annual flow of the Mississippi River would fit approximately 4.92 × 10^5 times in the Atlantic Ocean.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many times the annual flow of the Mississippi River would fit in the Atlantic Ocean, we divide the volume of the Atlantic Ocean by the annual flow of the Mississippi River.

The volume of the Atlantic Ocean is 3.1 × 1017 cubic meters and the annual flow of the Mississippi River is 6.3 × 1011 cubic meters. Dividing the volume of the Atlantic Ocean by the annual flow of the Mississippi River gives us:

3.1 × 1017 / 6.3 × 1011 = 4.92 × 105

So, the annual flow of the Mississippi River would fit approximately 4.92 × 105 times in the Atlantic Ocean.