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Question 4 • SRC 2022 M/J Grade 8 Pre-Algebra Q1

A scientist looks at a bacterium and a virus in a lab. The bacterium has a diameter of meters. The virus has a diameter of meters. Which statement accurately compares the sizes of the specimens?

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The diameter of the bacterium is 10 times greater than that of the virus.
B
The diameter of the bacterium is times as great as that of the virus.
Option B
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The diameter of the virus is 10 times greater than that of the bacterium.
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The diameter of the virus is times as great as that of the bacterium.
Option D
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