Question

A prism with a volume of 3125 ft³ is scaled down to a volume of 200 ft³.
What is the scale factor?

Answer 1

Plzz help!

Answer 2

I can help. Do you know what scale factor is?

Answer 3

200ft

Answer 4

?

Answer 5

Hmm, that is the volume that was scaled down to. The scale factor is the ratio between the corresponding measurements.

It's basically the ratio of one length, to another

Answer 6

Explain step by step plz?

Answer 7

Try look at this picture:

Answer 8

ok

Answer 9

here is another example:

Answer 10

all times two to get the new image.

Answer 11

Yes, so the volume of 3125 was scaled down to 200. How did that happen, you think?

Answer 12

Honestly dont know.

Answer 13

Well, it had to multiply by some number, to get there, right?

Answer 14

right

Answer 15

so 3123 /200?

Answer 16

=15.625

Answer 17

Yes, that would be the scale factor between the volumes of these two prisms.

Answer 18

ty