In a photograph, a sculpture is 4.2 cm tall and 2.5 cm wide. The scale factor is #1/16#. What is the size of the actual sculpture?

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Jim G.
Sep 17, 2017

#67.2" cm tall",40" cm wide"#

Explanation:

#"a scale factor of "1/16" means the actual sculpture is"#
#"16 times larger than the dimensions in the photograph"#

#rArr4.2xx16=67.2" cm tall"#

#rArr2.5xx16=40" cm wide"#

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