Calculating Electron Flow in a Copper Wire

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Homework Statement



An electric current of 6 A flows through a 5 mm diameter copper wire with a length of 10 m.
What is the average number of electrons that flow through a cross section of the wire per second?

Homework Equations



I=Q/t or I=dQ/dt Maybe, I am not sure

The Attempt at a Solution


1 Coulomb = 6.24e18
6*6.24e18
3.744E19 e/s
 
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nvm i figured it out thanks anyway!
 
Weird as the diameter and length are unnecessary. But thumbs up for solving it!