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Orla and Eduardo each looked at a strand of their hair under a microscope and measured the diameter. Orla's strand was 
0.005cm in diameter, and Eduardo's strand was 
0.012cm in diameter.
How much greater was the diameter of Eduardo's hair?
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Orla and Eduardo each looked at a strand of their hair under a microscope and measured the diameter. Orla's strand was 0.005 cm 0.005 \mathrm{~cm} in diameter, and Eduardo's strand was 0.012 cm 0.012 \mathrm{~cm} in diameter.\newlineHow much greater was the diameter of Eduardo's hair?\newlinecm

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Q. Orla and Eduardo each looked at a strand of their hair under a microscope and measured the diameter. Orla's strand was 0.005 cm 0.005 \mathrm{~cm} in diameter, and Eduardo's strand was 0.012 cm 0.012 \mathrm{~cm} in diameter.\newlineHow much greater was the diameter of Eduardo's hair?\newlinecm
  1. Identify Hair Diameters: Identify the diameters of Orla's and Eduardo's hair strands.\newlineOrla's hair diameter = 0.005cm0.005\,\text{cm}\newlineEduardo's hair diameter = 0.012cm0.012\,\text{cm}
  2. Calculate Diameter Difference: Calculate the difference in diameters to find out how much greater Eduardo's hair diameter is compared to Orla's.Difference=Eduardo’s hair diameterOrla’s hair diameter\text{Difference} = \text{Eduardo's hair diameter} - \text{Orla's hair diameter}Difference=0.012cm0.005cm\text{Difference} = 0.012 \, \text{cm} - 0.005 \, \text{cm}
  3. Perform Subtraction: Perform the subtraction to find the difference.\newlineDifference = 0.012cm0.005cm=0.007cm0.012\,\text{cm} - 0.005\,\text{cm} = 0.007\,\text{cm}

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