Question

A newborn baby has about 26,000,000,000 cells. An adult has about 1.9 X 10^3 times as many cells as a newborn. About how many cells does an adult have? Write your answer in scientific notation.

Answer 1

1900

Explanation:

26,000,000,000 cells = 2.6 x 10^10 (baby cells)

An adult has about 4.94 times 10 to the thirteenth power

(4.94 x 10^13)/(2.6 x 10^10) = 1.9 x 10^3 = 1900