Question

Tess builds a sandbox in the shape of a regular hexagon in which all the sides are 40 inches long. She then takes a photo of the sandbox and prints the photo. In the photo, the sides of the hexagon are each 4 inches long. Identify the scale factor that was used to create the printed photo of the sandbox. Express your answer as a decimal.

Answer 1

The scale factor is the ratio of the length of a side in the printed photo to the length of the corresponding side in the actual sandbox. In this case, a side in the printed photo is 4 inches long, while the corresponding side in the sandbox is 40 inches long. Thus, the scale factor is $4/40$, which simplifies to $\boxed{0.1}$.

Answer 2

Bobby draws an artwork measuring 2.25 inches by 2 inches. He makes a copy of the artwork, enlarging it so that its dimensions are now 3.15 inches by 2.8 inches. What scale factor did he use to create the copy of the original artwork? Write your answer as a decimal.(1 point)
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Answer 3

Sooo like I'm a lil slow so what's the answer?