Question

A scientist is studying several types of bacteria, as shown in the table in the photo attached.

Part A: About how many times longer is bacteria C than bacteria A?
Give your answer to the nearest whole number.


Part B: What is the total length of one of each of these bacteria
cells?
Show your work.

Answer 1

see below

Explanation:

a. 4 times. use 1.01*10^-2 / 2.5 * 10^-3.

b. 1.01*10^-2 = 10.1 *10^-3. so add them all up: 2.5+7+10.1+4.8 =24.4* 10^-3.

simplify: 24.4* 10^-3 = 2.44*10^-2