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During a biology course, Jacobi learned that the diameter of red blood cells can be written as 6.5x10 to the -3 power millimeters. Express the number of millimeters in the standard notation

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Answer:


\bold{0.0065}

Explanation:

Hi there!

Let's convert numbers in scientific notation to standard form.


\bold{6.5x10^(-3) } => scientific notation

First, the coefficient is
\bold{6.5}.

So, we know part of our number.

Now, let's look at the exponent:


\bold{-3}

First of all, the exponent is
\bold{NEGATIVE}.

This means that we'll move the decimal point to the
\bold{left}.

Then, the 3 means we'll move the decimal point 3 units.

So, our number looks like so:


\bold{0.0065}

Hope it helps! Enjoy your day!

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