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A grain of salt has a mass of about 0.0001 gram. A medium banana has a mass of about 102 grams.

How many times greater is the mass of the banana than a grain of salt?

The mass of a banana is ____ times greater than the mass of a grain of salt.

Answer :

Sure! Let's break down the solution step by step.

1. We are given the mass of a grain of salt and the mass of a medium banana.
- Mass of a grain of salt: 0.0001 grams
- Mass of a medium banana: 102 grams

2. To determine how many times greater the mass of the banana is compared to the mass of the grain of salt, we need to perform a division of the mass of the banana by the mass of the grain of salt.

- The formula to use is:
[tex]\[
\text{Times greater} = \frac{\text{Mass of the banana}}{\text{Mass of a grain of salt}}
\][/tex]

3. Substituting the given values into the formula:
[tex]\[
\text{Times greater} = \frac{102 \text{ grams}}{0.0001 \text{ grams}}
\][/tex]

4. Performing the division:
[tex]\[
\text{Times greater} = \frac{102}{0.0001} = 1{,}020{,}000
\][/tex]

So, the mass of the banana is 1,020,000 times greater than the mass of a grain of salt.