SOLUTION: The mass of a grain of a certain type of rice is about 10^-2 gram. About how many grains of rice are in a box containing 105 grams of rice.

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Question 415663: The mass of a grain of a certain type of rice is about 10^-2 gram. About how many grains of rice are in a box containing 105 grams of rice.
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The mass of 'a grain' of a certain type of rice is about 10^-2 gram

About how many grains of rice are in a box containing 105 grams of rice.

    105g/10^-2 g = 105*10^2 = 105*100 = 10,500 grains