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The length of a bacterial cell is about 3 x 10−6 m, and the length of an amoeba cell is about 4.5 x 10−4 m. How many times smaller is the bacterial cell than the amoeba cell? Write the final answer in scientific notation with the correct number of significant digits.

User Rasoul
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Answer:

2 x 10^3

Explanation:

4.5 x 10^-4 minus 3 x 10 ^ -6

4.5 - 3 = 1.5 10^-4 - 10^-6 = 10 ^2

1.5 rounded is 2

final answer is 2 x 10^2

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User Tyanna
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Answer: The answer is 2 x 10²

Step-by-step explanation: I got it right in the test

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