Problema Solution

the average adult human has approximately 2.5 × 10^13 red blood cells and 7 × 10^9 white blood cells. About many times greater is the number of red blood cells than the number of white blood cells? Write and solve an equation.

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let x = the number of times that the number of red blood cells than the number of white blood cells


(7*10^9)x = (2.5*10^13)


by solving we find:


x = 3,571.43 times


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the number of red blood cells is 3,571.43 times greater than the number of white blood cells.