300 millimeters
To find the body length of the insect under the microscope, you would multiply the actual body length by the scale factor of 20.
15 mm x 20 = 300 mm
Therefore, the body length of the insect under the microscope is 300 millimeters.
A microscope shows you an image of an object that is 20 times the object's actual size. So the scale factor of the enlargement is 20.
An insect has a body length of 15 millimeters. What is the body length of the insect under the microscope?
20 millimeters
200 millimeters
3,000 millimeters
300 millimeters
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