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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A simulation of solar activity based on NASA studies shows that the sun experiences a major solar flare once every 12 years. About how many major solar flares are expected to occur in a century? A.5 B.8 C.9 D.12

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok lets see so a century is the same length as 100 years

OpenStudy (dan815):

once every 12 years so, how many 12 years are there in a century(100 years)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and 1 solar flare occurs once every 12 years

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so 100/12=_

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and then u'll get ur answer

OpenStudy (dan815):

here is a scale for you 1 every 12 years 2 every 24 years 3 every 36 years.. . . . x every 100 years

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and if you get a decimal, just round

OpenStudy (anonymous):

8

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