document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=279100>Question 279100</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assume that the volume of the earth is 5 x 10^14 cubic meters and the volume of a bacterium is 2.5 x 10^-16 cubic meters. If the earth could be filled with bacteria, how many would it contain? (Round to one decimal place.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #203023 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=203023\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The earth would contain <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2+%2A+10%5E30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2+%2A+10%5E30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > bacterium.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The formula is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285+%2A+10%5E14%29%2F%282.5+%2A+10%5E-16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285+%2A+10%5E14%29%2F%282.5+%2A+10%5E-16%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5 / 2.5 = 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%5E14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%5E14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > / <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%5E-16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%5E-16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is equal to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%5E%2814-%28-16%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%5E%2814-%28-16%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%5E%2814%2B16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%5E%2814%2B16%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%5E30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%5E30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your answer is therefore 2 * <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%5E30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%5E30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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