Suppose that it takes \(3 \cdot 10^9\) seconds to examine each key in a list. If there are \(n\) keys and we search through them in order until we find the right one, find

  1. the worst-case complexity

Worst case is \(n \cdot 3 \cdot 10^{-9}\) seconds

  1. the average-case complexity

Average case is \(\frac{n+1}{2} \cdot 3 \cdot 10^{-9}\) seconds