The maximum allowable radiation dose for recovery workers at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan was set to 100 mSv. A gastrointestinal (GI) tract X-ray is 5 mSv. The radiation exposure of a Fukushima worker is equivalent to how many GI tract X-rays?

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Step 1: Identify the total radiation dose limit for the Fukushima worker, which is given as 100 mSv.

Step 2: Identify the radiation dose of a single GI tract X-ray, which is given as 5 mSv.

Step 3: To find the number of GI tract X-rays equivalent to the total radiation dose, set up a division problem where you divide the total radiation dose by the dose of one GI tract X-ray.

Step 4: Perform the division: divide 100 mSv by 5 mSv to find the number of GI tract X-rays.

Step 5: The result of the division will give you the number of GI tract X-rays equivalent to the total radiation dose.

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