If 1500 white blood cells are lined up side to 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)
2006-11-26 17:56:52 · 5 answers · asked by angelika 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
1 micrometer = 1x 10^-6 m
= 1x 10^-4 cm
hope that helps(:
2006-11-26 18:01:52 · answer #1 · answered by pigley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1500 cells side by side means 1500 diameters.
Say diameter of each cell is D, so -
1500D = 1inch = 2.54cm
D = (2.54/1500)cm
1 cm = 10^6 micrometer
Average diamter of single cell = (2.54/1500) * 10^6 micrometer
correct ?
2006-11-27 02:14:53 · answer #2 · answered by Mayfish 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
length of 1500 white blood cells are = 1 inch
= 2.54 cm
= 2.54 * 10 mm
= 25.4 mili meters
lenght of 1 white blood cell = 25.4 / 1500 mm
= 0.016933 mili meters
I dont know about a micro meter
if 1 micro meter is 1000 mili meters
then length of a white blood cell is = 0.016933 * 1000
= 16.933 micro meters
2006-11-27 02:44:54 · answer #3 · answered by Kamal 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2.54 divided by 1500 = 0.00169333333cm,
0.00169333333cm = 16.9333333 [micrometers]
0.00169333333cm = 1 / 0.05905511823 [micrometers]
2006-11-27 02:15:51 · answer #4 · answered by enthernae 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
itis 2.54 / 1500 centimeters, or ( 2.54/1500 ) / 10000 micrometers
2006-11-27 01:59:25 · answer #5 · answered by gjmb1960 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋