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A microscope has a scale of 250:1 What does this mean?
-they don’t give me anymore info so I really have no idea or guess at all as to what it could be please help!
That means in the drawing or blueprint, 250 feet in the real world is represented by 1 foot on the drawing.
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When it's mentioned that a microscope has a scale of 250:1, it means that the magnification of the object observed using the microscope is 250 times the actual size of the object.
To better understand this, let's break it down step by step:
1. Start with the actual size of the object: Let's say the object you are observing with the microscope has a length of 1 millimeter (mm).
2. Determine the magnified size: Considering the scale of 250:1, multiply the actual size by 250. In this case, 1 mm multiplied by 250 equals 250 mm.
3. Interpret the result: The magnified size of the object in the microscope's view is 250 millimeters. This means that when you look at the object through the microscope, it appears to be 250 times larger than its actual size.
Remember, the scale of 250:1 indicates the ratio between the magnified size seen through the microscope and the actual size of the object being observed.