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7 January, 19:23

Richard built a model of a ferris wheel. The model has a height of 18 inches. The actual ferris wheel has a height of 234 feet. What scale factor did Richard use for the model?

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  1. 7 January, 21:05
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    A scale factor is the ratio of two similar geometric figures of their corresponding sides. The scale factor is calculated by locating the corresponding sides on each figure. We calculate as follows:

    scale factor = 18 (1/12) feet / 234 feet = 0.006
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