If you have lived for a million seconds, how old would you be?

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Correct Answer

Given: 1 million seconds = $10^6$ seconds

Step 1: 1 million = $10^6$ seconds

Step 2: Convert to minutes: $10^6 \div 60 = 16666.67$ minutes

Step 3: Convert to hours: $16666.67 \div 60 = 277.78$ hours

Step 4: Convert to days: $277.78 \div 24 \approx 11.6$ days

Answer: About 11.6 days old (approximately 12 days)

Exercise: A different way to say your age | Q: 1 | (Page Page 21)

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Explanation

1 million seconds = $10^6$ seconds. Convert to days: $10^6 \div 60 \div 60 \div 24 = 10^6 \div 86400 ≈ 11.6$ days. The chapter mentions that $10^6$ seconds $\approx$ 11.57 days.

Solution Steps

Step 1: 1 million = $10^6$ seconds
Step 2: Convert to minutes: $10^6 \div 60 = 16666.67$ minutes
Step 3: Convert to hours: $16666.67 \div 60 = 277.78$ hours
Step 4: Convert to days: $277.78 \div 24 ≈ 11.6$ days

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