Hi, I just need help in this Biochemistry practice problem from my book: We are

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Hi, I just need help in this Biochemistry practice problem from my book:

We are looking to find the ratio of monolayer area to cell surface:

The classic demonstration that cell plasma membranes are composed of bilayers depends on the following kinds of data:

The membrane lipids from 4.74×109 erythrocytes will form a monolayer of area 0.89 m2 when spread on a water surface.
The surface of one erythrocyte is approximately 100 m2 in area.

Show that these data can be accounted for only if the erythrocyte membrane is a bilayer.

What is the ratio of monolayer to cell surface?

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