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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?
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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
3.75 × 10 –6 m
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To find the size of the larger cell in scientific notation, we need to multiply the size of the smaller cell by the factor of 1.5 × 10^3.
2.5 × 10^(-9) m * 1.5 × 10^3 = 3.75 × 10^(-6) m
Therefore, the correct answer is 3.75 × 10^(-6) m.