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Estimate the order of number of seconds in a century.

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The correct Answer is:
9

1 century = 100 years
`= 100xx365xx24xx60xx60s`
`=3.65xx2.4xx3.6xx10^8s`
`= 3.1536 xx10^9s`
As 3.1536 lt 5, therefore order of number of
seconds in a century =9
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