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Mateo is studying a human hair with a diameter of 6.5 x 10^-4 inches and a horse hair with a diameter of 1.3 x 10^-3 inches. Which statement is true?

a)The horse hair is 2 times as thick as the human hair.
b)The horse hair is 5 times as thick as the human hair.
c)The human hair is 2 times as thick as the horse hair.
d)The human hair is 5 times as thick as the horse hair.

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User Txizzle
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Statement a) is the only one correct (1,3x100^-3 = 13x10^-4)
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User Pyfex
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Answer:

The horse hair is 2 times as thick as the human hair.

Explanation:

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User WinBoss
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