Question
The size of a certain cell is 2.5 × 10–9 m. Another cell is 1.5 × 103 times larger. How large is the larger cell in scientific notation?
(1 point)
Responses
4 × 10–27m
4 × 10 –27 m
4 × 10–12m
4 × 10 –12 m
3.75 × 106m
3.75 × 10 6 m
3.75 × 10–6m
To determine the size of the larger cell, we need to multiply the size of the smaller cell (2.5 × 10^-9 m) by 1.5 × 10^3.
(2.5 × 10^-9 m) * (1.5 × 10^3) = 3.75 × 10^-6 m
Therefore, the larger cell is 3.75 × 10^-6 m in scientific notation, which corresponds to the last option: 3.75 × 10^-6m.