Aptos High School Global Health Odyssey
Health Professionals Use Math for Problem Solving

 

Medical Lab Technician 1.

Eosinophils are a type of white blood cell. To determine the number of eosinophils per cubic millimeter, the lab tech counts the number of such cells in a specific area under the microscope and then multiplies by an area factor of 5.5
 

If there are 91 eosinophils in the specific area, what is the count per cubic millimeter? This is the number that is entered in the lab report.

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