SOLUTION: A doctor collected about 10^-2 liter of blood from a patient to run some tests. The doctor determined that the drop of the patient's blood , or about 10^-6 , contained about 10^7 r
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Question 411900: A doctor collected about 10^-2 liter of blood from a patient to run some tests. The doctor determined that the drop of the patient's blood , or about 10^-6 , contained about 10^7 red blood cells. How many red blood cells did the entire sample contain?
Answer by shree840(260) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
10^-2 contains x
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10^-6 10^-7
so x= 10^-2* 10^-1= 10^-3
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