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
To find the scale factor, we need to compare the length of one side of the sandbox in the photo to the actual length of one side of the sandbox.
The length of one side of the sandbox in the photo is 4 inches, while the actual length of one side of the sandbox is 40 inches.
Therefore, the scale factor is 4/40 = 0.1.
So, the scale factor that was used to create the printed photo of the sandbox is 0.1.
To find the scale factor, we can divide the length of a side in the photo by the actual length of a side.
Length in the photo = 4 inches
Actual length = 40 inches
So, the scale factor is:
Scale factor = Length in the photo / Actual length
Scale factor = 4 inches / 40 inches
Scale factor = 0.1
Therefore, the scale factor used to create the printed photo of the sandbox is 0.1.
To find the scale factor that was used to create the printed photo of the sandbox, we need to compare the length of the sides in the photo to the length of the sides in the actual sandbox.
The length of each side in the actual sandbox is 40 inches, while the length of each side in the printed photo is 4 inches.
To find the scale factor, we can divide the length of the sides in the photo by the length of the sides in the actual sandbox:
Scale factor = Length of sides in photo / Length of sides in actual sandbox
Scale factor = 4 inches / 40 inches
Simplifying the fraction, we get:
Scale factor = 0.1
Therefore, the scale factor that was used to create the printed photo of the sandbox is 0.1, which can be expressed as a decimal.