Homework Help: Math

Posted by HOLAMOM on Friday, November 9, 2012 at 12:27pm.

Gina uses a magnifying glass to look at bugs. A caterpillar that is 2 inches long appears 4.5 inches long through the glass. What is the scale factor?

Math - Reiny, Friday, November 9, 2012 at 3:12pm
what is 4.5/2 ?
Math - anabelle, Friday, November 9, 2012 at 6:45pm
i guess well im not smart im in 5 th grade but i think its supposed to be 4.5/2 which is 2.5 i guess im not sure

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