Mr. Redmond asked his math class to consider the following observations.
-A 2-month-old infant has lived for about 5 x 10^6 seconds.
-A 19-year-old young adult has lived for about 6 x 10^8seconds.
-A 95-year-old senior citizen has lived for about 3 x 10^9 seconds.
Which of these statements is correct?
A. A 19-year-old young adult has lived for about 12 times as many seconds as a 2-month-old infant.
B. A 19-year-old young adult has lived for about 120 times as many seconds as a 2-month-old infant.
C. A 95-year-old senior citizen has lived for about 6,000 times as many seconds as a 2-month-old infant.
D. A 95-year-old senior citizen has lived for about 60,000 times as many seconds as a 2-month-old infant
(Help me please!)
