Question

What would be the magnification of a specimen viewed with a compound light microscope that has an objective power of 40x and an ocular lens power of 10x?
400x 50x 500x
40x

Answer 1

A.400x
B.50x
C.500x
D.40x

Answer 2

10*40=400

Answer 3

so it = 400x

Answer 4

are u sure it isn't adding? @Vampirelove28

Answer 5

@madidog5 It is not addition. We report it as 40x as in 40 times normal. The language itself can show this. In math if you were to actually read this formula \[10*10*10=1000\] you would say ten time ten times ten. Same here, 40 times 100