SOLUTION: A pound of U.S. mud contains an average of 5.50 x10^(11)
bacteria. There are 60.0 drops in one teaspoon, 6.0
teaspoons in an ounce, and 16 ounces in a pound. How many
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Question 762209: A pound of U.S. mud contains an average of 5.50 x10^(11)
bacteria. There are 60.0 drops in one teaspoon, 6.0
teaspoons in an ounce, and 16 ounces in a pound. How many
bacteria live in a drop of U.S. mud? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! You have to convert pounds to drops
In terms of units:
( pounds ) x ( ounces / pound ) x ( teaspoons / ounces ) x ( drops / teaspoon )
If you do all the cancellations, you end up with ( drops )
Plugging in numbers:
There are 5,760 props in a pound
( number of bacteria / pound ) x ( pounds / drop ) = ( number of bacteria / drop )
There are 95,486,111 bacteria in a drop of mud
