A microscope shows you an image of an object that is 80 times the object’s actual size. Therefore, the scale factor of the enlargement is 80. An insect has a body length of 7 millimeters. What is the body length of the insect under the microscope?

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stamp · Answer

If a microscope enlarges an image by 80 times,

and an insect under the microscope is 7 mm,

the 7 mm insect is 80 times as long under the microscope

anonymous · Answer

The body length doesn't change, it remains 7mm.
However under the microscope it will appear to be 7 * 80 = 560mm.

anonymous · Answer

thanks

stamp · Answer

@Mr.Mosterd I do not think anybody thought the insect got literally longer...

stamp · Answer

Your name is Mr.Mosterd, but you are not actually a tube of Mosterd. 

just clearing that up???