A certain compact disc (CD) contains 783.216 megabytes of digital information. Each byte consists of exactly 8 bits. When played, a CD player reads the CD's information at a constant rate of 1.1 megabits per second. How many minutes does it take the player to read the entire CD?

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Sonny Jackson

Physics

30 November, 12:46

A certain compact disc (CD) contains 783.216 megabytes of digital information. Each byte consists of exactly 8 bits. When played, a CD player reads the CD's information at a constant rate of 1.1 megabits per second. How many minutes does it take the player to read the entire CD?

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Braxton West · Answer 1

Time takes the player to read the entire CD is 94.9 minutes.

Explanation:

compact disc (CD) contains 783.216 megabytes of digital information.

Each byte consists of exactly 8 bits.

constant rate of 1.1 megabits per second

How many minutes does it take the player to read the entire CD?

1 Megabites = 1000000 bites

783.216 megabytes = 783216000 bites = 783216000 x 8 = 6265728000 bits

1.1 megabits/s = 1100000 bits/s

thus

t = 6265728000 bits/1100000 bits/s

= 5696 s

= 94.9 min