The body of an average person contains 5.5 liters of blood and about 5 million red blood cells per cubic millimeter of blood. Given that 1 L= 106 mm3 , estimate the number of red blood cells in an average person’s body.

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The body of an average person
contains 5.5 liters of blood and about 5 million red blood
cells per cubic millimeter of blood. Given that 1 L= 106 mm3
, estimate the number of red blood cells in
an average person’s body.

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