SOLUTION: The particle of a bacteria is 4.56 x 10 ^(-11) while the particle of a virus is 2.111 x 10^(-15). How many times bigger is the bacteria then the virus?

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Question 750100: The particle of a bacteria is 4.56 x 10 ^(-11) while the particle of a virus is 2.111 x 10^(-15). How many times bigger is the bacteria then the virus?
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The particle of a bacteria is 4.56 x 10 ^(-11) while the particle of a virus is 2.111 x 10^(-15). How many times bigger is the bacteria then the virus?
= 4.56 x 10 ^(-11)/2.111 x 10^(-15)
Use * for multiply, not x
Multiply NUM and DEN by 10^15
= 4.56*10^4/2.111*10^0
= %284.56%2F2.111%29%2A10%5E4
= 2.16%2A10%5E4 times as big, not times bigger
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= 21600 times as big