A certain CD-ROM disk can store approximately 6.0 × 10² megabytes of information,where 10⁶ bytes = 1 megabyte.If an average word requires 9.0 bytes of storage,how many words can be stored on one disk? A) 6.7 × 10⁷ words B) 5.4 × 10⁹ words C) 2.1 × 10⁷ words D) 2.0 × 10⁹ words

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The CD-ROM can store 6.0 × 10^12 bytes. Since 1 megabyte = 10^6 bytes, the disk's capacity in words is calculated by dividing the total bytes by the bytes per word: (6.0 × 10^12 bytes) / (9.0 bytes/word) = 6.7 × 10^11 words.

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