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A student made a model of an onion skin cell she viewed using a microscope. The scale is 500:1. The student's cell model has a length of 15 cm. How many centimeters is the cells length

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Answer:

0.03 cm

Explanation: If the scale is 500:1, you have to divide 500 by 15 to get 0.03. You do not multiply 500 times 15 because the cells are smaller than the scale representation so you divide.

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