SOLUTION: an adult human body contains about 75,000,000,000,000 cells. each is about 0.01 inch wide. If the cells were laid end to end to form a chain how long would the chain be in miles? G

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Question 1090925: an adult human body contains about 75,000,000,000,000 cells. each is about 0.01 inch wide. If the cells were laid end to end to form a chain how long would the chain be in miles? Give your answer in scientific notation.
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
an adult human body contains about 75,000,000,000,000 cells. each is about 0.01 inch wide. If the cells were laid end to end to form a chain how long would the chain be in miles? Give your answer in scientific notation.
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Multiply the 2 given numbers.
= length in inches.
Divide by 12 --> feet
Divide by 5280 --> miles

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