document.write( "Question 1009278: Rhinoviruses, which are the leading cause of the common cold, have a diameter of 20 nanometers (20 × 10−9 meter). Pneumococcus, a bacterium causing pneumonia, measures about 1 micron (10−6 meter) in diameter. How many times as large in diameter as the virus is the bacterium? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #624760 by fractalier(6550)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! We would divide the two measurements and so \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "50 times as large \n" ); document.write( " |