SOLUTION: In a picture of an ant the length is 6.5 centimeters. The actual size of the ant is 1.3 centimeters. What is the scale of the illustration?
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Question 486149: In a picture of an ant the length is 6.5 centimeters. The actual size of the ant is 1.3 centimeters. What is the scale of the illustration?
Answer by chessace(471) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Scale = Displayed / Actual
S = 6.5 / 1.3 = 5
Also expressed as "scale factor of 5", "5 to 1", etc.
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