The calculation of the weather forecast on a modern computer with a speed of 1 million operations per second takes 1 hour.

The calculation of the weather forecast on a modern computer with a speed of 1 million operations per second takes 1 hour. Estimate how long it would take a person who has an adding machine (mechanical calculator) at their disposal.

The number of operations per hour 1,000,000 operas * 3600 sec = 360,000,000 operas A person needs 10 seconds to complete one operation, which means 3600000000 * 10: 3600 = 100,000 hours.

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