Tess build a sandbox in the shape of a regular hexagon in which all 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

To find the scale factor, we can divide the length of the corresponding sides of the sandbox and the printed photo.

The length of a side of the sandbox is 40 inches, while the length of a side in the printed photo is 4 inches.

Therefore, the scale factor is:

$40/4 = 10$

Hence, the scale factor used to create the printed photo of the sandbox is 10, expressed as a decimal.