document.write( "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? \n" ); document.write( "
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Scale = Displayed / Actual
\n" ); document.write( "S = 6.5 / 1.3 = 5
\n" ); document.write( "Also expressed as \"scale factor of 5\", \"5 to 1\", etc.
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