To determine the scale factor, we need to compare the length of a side of the sandbox in real life to the length of the side in the printed photo.
Given that all sides of the sandbox are 40 inches long, and the photo of a side is 4 inches long, we can divide the length of a side in the photo by the actual length of a side:
Scale factor = Length of side in photo / Actual length of side
Scale factor = 4 inches / 40 inches
Simplifying the fraction, we get:
Scale factor = 1/10 = 0.1
Therefore, the scale factor used to create the printed photo of the sandbox is 0.1.
Tess, build the sandbox in the shape of a regular hexagon in which all decides are 40 inches long she then takes a photo of the sandbox and prints. The photo in the photo of the side of the hexagon are 4 inches long, identify the scale factor that was used to create the printed photo of the sandbox express your answer as a decimal
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