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A bagel shop makes bagels that serve 1 person each. For a party, the baker is asked to make a large bagel in the same shape that will serve 25 people. The scale factor is 2.9. The bagels are topped with a thin layer of cream cheese . Assume the thickness of the cream cheese is the same on both bagels. How many times more cream cheese will be required for the dilated bagel as for the original ? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

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Let's see the facts:

Number of people: 25

Scale factor = 2.9

The shop would require:


(25)/(2.9)=8.62

Answer: the shop would requires 8.62 more times of cream cheese.

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User Ilya Khaprov
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