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  • 09-04-2020
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A model of a building is 8 inches tall. If the actual building is going to be 72 feet,
What is the scale factor in inches to feet?

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  • 14-04-2020

Answer:

[tex]\frac{1}{9}\ \frac{in}{ft}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

To find out the scale factor divide the corresponding dimensions of the model by the corresponding dimensions of the actual

so

[tex]\frac{8}{72}\ \frac{in}{ft}[/tex]

simplify

[tex]\frac{1}{9}\ \frac{in}{ft}[/tex]

That means

1 inch in the model represent 9 feet in the actual

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