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A human red blood cell is 7.5 micrometers in diameter.

1 centimeter = 10,000 micrometers
What is the diameter in centimeters?

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To solve this question, we do cross multiplication.

1 cm = 10,000 micrometers
7.5 micrometers.

? Cm = 7.5 micrometers X 1 centimetre/10000 micrometers.

? Cm = 0.00075 cm
So 7.5 micrometers = 0.00075 centimetres.
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