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  • 14-03-2018
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A basketball player is 6 feet 8 inches tall. A model of the basketball player is 5 inches tall. What is the scale factor

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Equanimity
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  • 14-03-2018
Hey Anna.

Convert 6 ft 8 inches to just inches;
6 x 12 = 72; 72 + 8 = 80

Now, set the new inches as a proportion to 5 inches.
80:5; divide both sides by 5 to solve for the scale factor.

80 / 5 = 16
5 / 5 = 1

The scale factor for the basketball player to the model is 16:1, or 16 inches to 1 inch.

I hope this helps!
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NBA2K19
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  • 28-09-2019

Answer:

16:1 is your answer

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