Asked by neisha
a student makes a scale model of a large aquarium.Her model holds 5 liters of water.The large aquarium holds 5000 liters of water.By what factor can she multiply the dimensions of the model to get the demensions of the large aquarium?
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Answered by
Reiny
ratio of volumes = 5000 : 5 = 1000 : 1
volumes are proportional to the cubes of the sides, so
10^3 : 1^3 = 1000 : 1
she should use a factor of 10
volumes are proportional to the cubes of the sides, so
10^3 : 1^3 = 1000 : 1
she should use a factor of 10
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