Question

A sperm cell has a tail 40 um long and a student draws it 40 mm long calculate the magnification

Answer 1

The formula for calculating magnification is:
Magnification = Size of drawing / Actual size
Size of drawing = 40 mm
Actual size = 40 micron meter
Convert 40 mm to micron unit: 40 * 1000 = 40,000 micron
Magnification = 40,000 / 40 = 1000.
The magnification is 1000 X.
This answer means that the drawing is 1000 times bigger than the actual size of the cell.

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