The scale factor is determined by taking the length of one side of the printed photo and dividing it by the length of the corresponding side on the actual sandbox.
In this case, the length of one side of the printed photo is 4 inches, while the length of one side of the actual sandbox is 40 inches.
Therefore, the scale factor is 4/40 = 1/10 = 0.1.
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. (1 point)
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