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a car has a mass of 1000kg. a mouse has a mass of 10g. what is the order of magnitude of the ratio between the mass of the car to that of the mouse?

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Answer:

A factor of 10,000

Step-by-step explanation:

To make this comparison, we must convert the measurements into the same units. I'll pick kg as the common unit.

The car has a mass of 1000kg.

The mouse is 100g, but we can convert that to kg by dividing by 1,000:

The conversion factor from g to kg is: (1 kg/1000g)

(100g)*(1kg/1000g) = 0.1 kg for the mouse.

Now we can compare the two masses:

(Mass car/mass mouse)

(1000kg)/(0.1kg) = 10,000 times larger (the car)

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