Question

a dandelion seed is 10 mm long. under a magnifying glass, it looks 50 mm long. what magnification scale was used? hint: scale factor = \frac{scaled image dimension}{original dimension} 25 5,000 5 500

Explanation:

Step1: Identify given values

Original length = 10 mm, Scaled - length = 50 mm

Step2: Apply scale - factor formula

Scale factor=$\frac{\text{Scaled Image Dimension}}{\text{Original Dimension}}=\frac{50}{10}$

Step3: Calculate the scale factor

$\frac{50}{10}=5$

Answer:

5