SOLUTION: A tent has a volume of 26.25 ft cubed. Every dimension is multiplied by a scale factor so that the new tent had a volume of 1680ft cubed. What is the scale factor

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Question 798479: A tent has a volume of 26.25 ft cubed. Every dimension is multiplied by a scale factor so that the new tent had a volume of 1680ft cubed. What is the scale factor
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A tent has a volume of 26.25 ft cubed. Every dimension is multiplied by a scale factor so that the new tent had a volume of 1680ft cubed. What is the scale factor
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1680/26.25 = 64 times the volume
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Volume is a function of 3 dimensions, and each dimension is multiplied by the same constant.
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= 4

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