[Estimating the Actual Size of Microorganisms Viewed Through the Microscope]

a. About 4 to 4.5 organisms can fit end to end across the width of the viewed area.

If the field of view diameter is 450 µm, you divide that by the 4 or 4.5 creatures that fit across

The actual length of the critter is 450 µm / 4.5 = 100 µm.

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