The Statue of Liberty is 3661 inches from the base to the tip of the torch. A New York vendor sells a souvenir model of the statue that is 6 inches tall.
What is the scale factor of the model? Round to the nearest thousandth.
To find the scale factor of the model, we need to compare its height to the actual height of the Statue of Liberty.
The Statue of Liberty is 3661 inches tall, and the model is 6 inches tall.
The scale factor can be calculated by dividing the height of the model by the height of the actual statue:
Scale Factor = Model height / Actual height
= 6 inches / 3661 inches
To round to the nearest thousandth, we need to consider three decimal places.
Scale Factor = 0.0016 (rounded to three decimal places)
So, the scale factor of the model is approximately 0.0016.