A board game uses a triangular piece measuring 3 inches on each side. The travel version of the game uses a triangle in a proportional relationship to the original. It measures 0.5 inches on each side. Identify the scale factor used to create the travel version of the piece.(1 point)
Responses
6
6
16
Start Fraction 1 over 6 End Fraction
3.5
3.5
−16
The scale factor used to create the travel version of the piece is 1/6.
To find the scale factor used to create the travel version of the piece, we can divide the length of the original piece by the length of the travel version.
The original piece measures 3 inches on each side, and the travel version measures 0.5 inches on each side.
Therefore, the scale factor used is:
3 ÷ 0.5 = 6
So, the correct answer is 6.
To identify the scale factor used to create the travel version of the piece, we need to compare the length of one side of the original piece with the length of the corresponding side of the travel version.
In this case, the original piece measures 3 inches on each side, while the travel version measures 0.5 inches on each side. To find the scale factor, we divide the length of the travel version by the length of the original version.
So, the scale factor can be calculated as:
0.5 inches (travel version) / 3 inches (original version)
Simplifying this division, we get:
1/6
Therefore, the scale factor used to create the travel version of the piece is 1/6.