Question

Mary determined that 5 pollen grains could fit along the diameter of the field of view of her microscope. If each pollen grain has a diameter of 0.3mm what is the diameter in millimeters of the field of view of Mary's microscope

1.5mm
15mm
4.7mm
5.3mm

Answer 1

1.5mm

Step-by-step explanation:

According to this question, Mary is trying to view 5 pollen grains under her microscope. She found out that the 5 pollen grains each with a diameter of 0.3mm could fit along the diameter of the field of view of her microscope.

This means that the diameter of the field of view of Mary's microscope can be calculated as follows:

Diameter of each pollen × no. of pollen that fit in

= 0.3mm × 5

= 1.5mm

Hence, the diameter of the field of view of Mary's microscope is 1.5mm.