film with a width of 35 milimeters is projected onto a screen where the width is 5 meters. what is the scale factor of this enlargement? help please

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zehanz · Answer

You need to know how many times the width of the film would fit in the width of the screen, or: how many times 35 mm is equal to 5m. That number is the scale factor.

You'll understand you only can do this if the units are the same: comparing millimeters and meters is not so easy.

So it is probably best to convert 5 m to mm, and then look how many times 35 mm fits into that number.

anonymous · Answer

i still dont get it im only in the 8th grade

whpalmer4 · Answer

Do you know how many millimeters are in a meter?

whpalmer4 · Answer

As for "I'm only in the 8th grade" bit, my 9 year old son (in the 4th grade) just figured it out...

anonymous · Answer

.... ^ same

anonymous · Answer

@741852963mouse we're not here to do your work for you - we're here to help you learn how to do it yourself

whpalmer4 · Answer

So, look up the conversion between millimeters and meters.  Convert the width of the screen into millimeters.  Now divide the width of the screen by the width of the film.  What do you get?