SOLUTION: An ant is roughly 10^-3 meters in length and the average human 1.7 meters. How many times longer is a human than an ant?

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Question 351978: An ant is roughly 10^-3 meters in length and the average human 1.7 meters. How many times longer is a human than an ant?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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10^-3 = .001
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1.7/.001=1700 times longer
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Ed