Question

Given that 1 meter = 1 x 109 nanometers, what is the diameter of the average cell in the human body, in nanometers? Show your work

The diameter of the average cell in the human body is 1 x 10-5 meters

Answer 1

Since we are given that:

1 meter = 1 x 10^9 nanometers

We can use the conversion factor:

1 x 10^9 nanometers / 1 meter

Therefore:

diameter = 1 x 10^-5 meters * (1 x 10^9 nanometers / 1 meter)

diameter = 10,000 nanometers