A cell biologist measures the width of a cell. The width is 42 µm. What is the width in meters? Write your answer in scientific notation.
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There are 1,000,000 micrometers in 1 meter. So, to convert from micrometers to meters, we need to divide the given value by 1,000,000. Show more…
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