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A grain of sand has a mass of 2.6 × 10–3 gram. A grain of salt has a mass of 6.5 × 10–2 gram. How many times greater is the mass of the grain of salt than the mass of the grain of sand?

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Let
x-----------> mass a grain of salt
y-----------> mass a grain of sand
r----------> ratio mass a grain of salt than mass a grain of sand

we know that
x=6.5 × 10–2 gram
y=2.6 × 10–3 gram
r=x/y----------> r=[
6.5 × 10–2]/[2.6 × 10–3]----------> r=25

the answer is
the mass of the grain of salt is 25 times greater than the mass of the grain of sand
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