To Find: How many white blood cells are in the body of a 140-lb person.
Answer to Problem 20PPE
The required answer is that
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
A human body contains about
Each microliter of blood contains about
The weight of the person is 140lb.
Calculation:
A human body contains about
Each microliter of blood contains about
So, Number of white blood cells in 1lb of human body weight
Therefore, number of white blood cells in a person of 140lb body weight will be:
(Commutative and associative properties of multiplication)
(Multiply and add the exponents with same base)
(Simplify)
(Write in scientific notation)
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