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)

Question

Responses

150,000
150,000

1,000,000
1,000,000

100,000
100,000

10,000

Answer 1

To find the total number of cells in the three petri dishes, you can add them together:

• Dish 1: 22,340 cells
• Dish 2: 43,560 cells
• Dish 3: 36,612 cells

Calculating the total:

22,340 + 43,560 + 36,612 = 102,512 cells

Now looking at the response options provided:

• 150,000
• 1,000,000
• 100,000
• 10,000

The closest option to 102,512 is 100,000.