Question

A basketball player is 6 feet 8 inches tall. A model of the basketball player is 5 inches tall. What is the scale factor?

Answer 1

1:16

Explanation:

Answer 2

Convert the basketball players height to inches:

6 ft = 12 x 6 = 72 inches.

72+8 = 80 inches tall

Now divide his actual height by the scaled height:

80 / 5 = 16

The scale can be 1:16 , which means 1 inch equals 16 inches.