a cubic millimeter of the blood contains 22 to the 3rd power of white blood cells and 22 to the 5th power of red blood cells What is the ratio of whiteblood cells to red blood cells?
22E5/22E3 =1E2=100:1
The way you have stated the question, the answer would be 22^-2 = 1/484.
Did you really mean 22*10^3 and 22*10^5?
I suspect you should be using scientific notation, but copied the numbers wrong.
To find the ratio of white blood cells to red blood cells, we need to divide the number of white blood cells by the number of red blood cells.
The question states that a cubic millimeter of blood contains 22 to the power of 3 (22^3) white blood cells and 22 to the power of 5 (22^5) red blood cells.
Therefore, the ratio of white blood cells to red blood cells is:
Ratio = Number of white blood cells / Number of red blood cells
Ratio = 22^3 / 22^5
To simplify this expression, we can subtract the exponents:
Ratio = 22^(3-5)
Ratio = 22^(-2)
Now, 22 to the power of -2 can be written as 1 / 22^2:
Ratio = 1 / 22^2
Ratio = 1 / 484
Hence, the ratio of white blood cells to red blood cells is 1:484.