Please help me do this question!!!!!
(C): 116.98GB
Assuming a disk should never get more than 85% full, and assuming you were generating 200MB of new data per week, at what point would you need to add another hard disk to this PC? How long until you have to add more storage space?Explain your answer and show how you calculated it. 1GB=1000MB
Thanks a lot
200MB = .2GB
.85(116.98) = .2x, where x = number of weeks.
I'll let you do the calculations.
x=5, right? I kind of confused about this question. Can you give me more explanation.
Thanks
To calculate at what point you would need to add another hard disk to the PC, you need to determine when the disk reaches 85% capacity.
First, convert the given disk size from gigabytes (GB) to megabytes (MB):
116.98 GB * 1000 MB/GB = 116,980 MB
Next, find 85% of the disk capacity:
0.85 * 116,980 MB = 99,433 MB
Now, calculate how many MB of new data you generate per week:
200 MB/week
To find out how many weeks it will take for the disk to reach 85% capacity, divide the remaining capacity (99,433 MB) by the weekly data generated (200 MB):
99,433 MB ÷ 200 MB/week ≈ 497 weeks
Therefore, it will take approximately 497 weeks for the disk to reach 85% capacity.
However, you also want to know how long until you have to add more storage space. To find this, subtract the remaining capacity (99,433 MB) from the total disk capacity (116,980 MB):
116,980 MB - 99,433 MB = 17,547 MB
Now, divide the remaining capacity by the weekly data generated:
17,547 MB ÷ 200 MB/week ≈ 87.74 weeks
Therefore, you will need to add more storage space in approximately 87.74 weeks.