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The smallest bone in the human body is the stapes (or stirrup) in the inner ear, at about 3 mm. The largest bone is the femur, which is about 480 mm in length in an average male. About how many times smaller is the stapes than the femur in the human body?​

The smallest bone in the human body is the stapes (or stirrup) in the inner ear, at-example-1

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Answer:

160

Explanation:

It's simple you have to do 480 divided by 3 and you will get 160. To check if you multiply 3x160 it would equal 480. So 160 times larger. Hope this helps!

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