Question

a pond contains 0.85 megaliters of water. how many microliters of water are in the pond?

Explanation:

Step1: Recall the conversion factors

1 megaliter (ML) = $10^{6}$ liters (L) and 1 liter (L) = $10^{6}$ microliters (μL). So 1 ML=$10^{6}\times10^{6}$ μL = $10^{12}$ μL.

Step2: Convert 0.85 megaliters to microliters

Multiply 0.85 by the conversion factor. $0.85\times10^{12}$ μL = $8.5\times10^{11}$ μL.

Answer:

$8.5\times10^{11}$ μL