if the radius of circle B is 13 feet, and the radius of circle C is 78 feet, then what is the scale factor from circle B to circle C? enter any non-whole number as a fraction

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To find the scale factor from circle B to circle C, you can use the formula for the scale factor, which is given by the ratio of the radii of the two circles.

The radius of circle B is 13 feet, and the radius of circle C is 78 feet.

The scale factor can be calculated as follows:

\[ \text{Scale Factor} = \frac{\text{Radius of Circle C}}{\text{Radius of Circle B}} = \frac{78}{13} \]

Now, simplifying the fraction:

\[ \frac{78}{13} = 6 \]

Thus, the scale factor from circle B to circle C is 6. If we express this as a fraction, it would simply be \(\frac{6}{1}\), but as requested if considering in non-whole number terms, you could also say the scale factor is \(6\) directly when expressing scale.