A study of the Earth by The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) determined there were 7.80×1011 tons of carbon stored in living plants on the Earth's surface, at the time of the study. Calculate the mass of carbon stored in these plants in grams. (1 ton equals 907.19 kg)

According to an observer on earth, planet x is stationary. maria and samir depart earth on their spaceships at the same time, each flying at 0.5c. maria flies toward planet x and samir flies in the opposite direction. according to maria, her voyage to planet x takes 9 years. how many years does maria's voyage take according to samir?