Approximately how many seconds would it take for the Mississippi River( 16,790 cubic meters per second) to fill the volume of the Gulf of Mexico(2,434,000,000,000,000)? Choice A : 1 *10^9 Choice B : 1* 10^10 Choice C : 1 * 10^11

1 * 10^11

Step-by-step explanation:

Take the gulf of mexico and divide by the rate to get the number of seconds

2,434,000,000,000,000 / 16790

Change each to scientific notation

2 * 10 ^15/ 1.6 *10^ 4

Rounding

2 * 10^15 / 2 * 10^4

Dividing the numbers 2/2 =1

Dividing the exponents means subtracting the powers = 10 ^(15-4) = 10 ^1

1 * 10^11

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graphically?   well, you graph them both, the solutions is where they both intersect each other, since there are two solutions, meaning they will meet twice, or namely the linear will run into the quadratic curve twice, and where they meet, those x,y coordinates are the solutions to the system.

the answer is 62.8 cubic units