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The smallest known bacteria are from the genus Mycoplasma and can measure as small as 300 nanometers in diameter. Given that 1 meter = 1 x 109 nanometers, what is the diameter of the smallest bacteria, in meters? Give your answer in scientific notation and show your work.

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Hey! Hope that I can help. One meter is 1,000,000 nanometers. Now, we have to divide 300 by 1,000,000 to get our answer, then convert that into scientific notation. 300/1,000,000= 0.0003. Now, we convert into scientific notation. 0.0003 = [tex]3*10^-^4[/tex]

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