If 1500 white blood cells are lined up side by side...

[Jennifer4129]

If 1500 white blood cells are lined up side by side, they would form a row 1.0 inch long. What is the average diameter in micrometers of a single white blood cell? (1 inch= 2.54 cm)

 

[stapel]

If 1500 white blood cells are lined up side by side, they would form a row 1.0 inch long. What is the average diameter in micrometers of a single white blood cell? (1 inch= 2.54 cm)

How many centimeters are in one inch? (Hint: Copy.)

How many micrometers are in that number of centimeters? (Hint: Multiply.)

How many cell-widths are contained within that length? (Hint: Copy.)

Then what is the width of a single cell? (Hint: Divide.)

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