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3 November, 15:59

A basketball player is 6ft 8 inches tall. A model of a basketball player is 5 inches tall. What is the scale factor?

So I get that you have to convert everything to inches but I don't get the nest step?

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  1. 3 November, 16:19
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    Step-by-step explanation:

    1 ft = 12 in

    6 ft 8 in = 6*12 + 8 = 72 + 8 = 80 in

    Scale factor = 80 : 5

    = 16 : 1
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