There are three petri dishes in a laboratory. The first one contains 22,340 cells, the second contains 43,560 cells, and the last dish contains 36,612 cells. Approximately how many cells are there in total?(1 point)

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10,000
10,000

100,000
100,000

150,000
150,000

1,000,000..

Answer 1

To find the total number of cells in the three petri dishes, we can add the number of cells in each dish:

• First dish: 22,340 cells
• Second dish: 43,560 cells
• Third dish: 36,612 cells

Total cells = 22,340 + 43,560 + 36,612

Calculating this:

• 22,340 + 43,560 = 65,900
• 65,900 + 36,612 = 102,512

So the total number of cells is approximately 102,512.

Since none of the provided responses is exactly this number, the closest estimate from your options is 100,000.