Question

Each page of a top-secret report on aliens requires 2 \text{ KB}2 KB2, start text, space, K, B, end text of space in digital format.
What is the maximum number of pages the report can have so that it can be completely stored on a USB drive that holds 4 \cdot 10^6 \text{ KB}4⋅10
6
KB4, dot, 10, start superscript, 6, end superscript, start text, space, K, B, end text?
Write your answer in scientific notation, and round to one decimal place.

Answer 1

The maximum number of pages the report can have, using scientific notation, is of:

2 x 10^6.

What is scientific notation?

A number in scientific notation is written as follows:

$a \times 10^b$

With the base symbolized $a \in [1, 10)$, meaning that it can assume values from 1 to 10, with an open interval at 10 meaning that for 10 the number is written as 10 = 1 x 10¹, meaning that the base is 1.

For this problem, the maximum number of pages that the report can have is given by the following division:

Maximum number of pages = Total capacity/Size of page.

These variables, from the text, are given as follows:

• Total capacity: 4 x 10^6 KB.

• Size of a page: 2 KB / page.

Hence the number of pages is obtained as follows:

Maximum number of pages = 4 x 10^6 KB / (2 KB/ page) = 2 x 10^6 pages.

When two numbers are divided in scientific notation, the bases are divided(4/2 = 2), while the exponents are subtracted (6 - 0 = 6).

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