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scale factor
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Convert to same units, then can cancel out units: 1 ft = 12 in → 1 in : 4 ft = 1 in : 4 x 12 in = 1 in : 48 in = 1 : 48 So the scale factor is 48.
scale factor
scale factor
scale factor
scale factor
scale factor
scale factor
The scale gives the ratio that compares the measurements of the drawing or model to the measurements of the real object. Scale factor is a scale written as a ratio without units in simplest from.
A scale factor needs two numbers, not just one., And they need to have measurement units - such as inches, millimetres, miles or whatever.
Convert to the same units, drop the units and simplify: 1 yd = 36 in → 7 in : 1 yd = 7 in : 36 yd = 7 : 36
It is the scale factor.