A culture of 1.7510^18 bacteria is in petri dish A. A culture of 6.2510^15 bacteria is in petri dish B. How many times greater is the number of bacteria in petri dish A than petri dish B? Enter your answer, in standard notation, in the box.

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Brian Roth

18 August, 07:27

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Paul Haley · Answer 1

Dividing: - (1.75 * 10^18) / (6.25 * 10^15)

= (1.75 / 6.25) * (10^18 / 10^15)

= 0.28 * 10^3

= 280 Answer

A culture of 1.75*10^18 bacteria is in petri dish A. A culture of 6.25*10^15 bacteria is in petri dish B. How many times greater is the number of bacteria in petri dish A than petri dish B? Enter your answer, in standard notation, in the box.