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5 days ago
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If you lined up human skin cells side-by-side, how many would fit along the length of the paperclip in the sample problem above?

Justify your answer with math.
Biology
1 answer:
lana [2.4K]5 days ago
4 0

Hello,

You didn't mention the length of the paper clip, but after some research, I found that a typical small paperclip measures 3.0 cm. Thus, I'll frame my answer around this measurement.

A human cell averages about 30um, and the question inquires how many would align along the length of a paper clip measuring 3cm.

                                        3 cm = 30000 microns

                                           = 30000/30

                                           = 1000 cells.

Thus, if 1000 human skin cells were placed side-by-side, they would fit within the length of the paper clip.

Note: If your paper clip length differs in your exercise (like 1 cm), simply multiply 1 by 10000 and divide the resulting figure by 30 to determine how many cells fit along the length of any clip.

I hope this information is helpful!


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