Invitation to Computer Science 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1337561916
ISBN 13: 978-1-33756-191-4

Chapter 3 - Exercises - Page 147: 38a

Answer

50 seconds

Work Step by Step

The time is directly proportional to n so if we increase the value of n, t times then the time should also be increased 5 times. Given: $T(100)=10$ sec Time for $n=500$: : $T(500)=T(100)\cdot\frac{500}{100}=10\cdot 5=50$ seconds
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