document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=244695>Question 244695</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you find the scale factor of something?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #178932 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=178932\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Scaling is the same as a ratio.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you have a scale of 1 in. = 2 ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1in:24in or 1/24 is the scale or ratio.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Example:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "An 80 ft. tree casts a 120 ft. shadow.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Another tree casts a 200 ft. shadow at the same time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the height of the second tree.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80:100=x:200 cross multiply <BR>\n" );
document.write( "100x=80*200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100x=16,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=16,000/100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=160 ft. tall. </SPAN>\n" );
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