Question

A leak in a water tank causes the water level to decrease by 3.6×10−2 millimeters each second.

About how many millimeters does the water level in the tank decrease in 5 hours, or 1.8×104 seconds?



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Answer 1

just to sum up the answer it is 6.5*10^2

Answer 2

(3.6×10⁻² mm/s) × (1.8×10⁴ s) = (3.6×1.8) × 10⁻²⁺⁴ mm = 6.48×10² mm