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30 September, 20:46

A prism with a volume of 360 yd³ is scaled down to a volume of 45 yd³. What is the scale factor?

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  1. 30 September, 21:01
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    First, we divide the original volume by the new volume of the prism obtained from scaling down the figure. That is,

    r = 360 yd³ / 45 yd³

    r = 8

    Then, we get the cube root of the this ratio to get the scale factor,

    sf = ∛r = ∛8 = 2

    Thus, the answer is 2.
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