Estimate the mass of the bacteria living on your skin

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Problem: Writer Dorion Sagan and biologist Lynn Margulis write in their book, Garden of Microbial Delights, that "human skin harbors some 100,000 microbes per square centimeter."

Part A: Use this to estimate the mass of the bacteria living on your skin.

I need help to find the mass of the bacteria living on your skin.

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