Homework Solution

TQ 1-8

Age in seconds will vary for each student.

First, find the number of seconds in a year:

N = (365.25 day/yr) (24 hr/day) (60 min/hr) (60 s/min) = 3.15576 x 10⁷ s/yr

For a 25 year old person, for example:

N = (25 y) (3.15576 x 10⁷ s/yr) = 7.89 x 10⁸ s