Question

If 3.5 paper clips = 1.0 pencils and your paper is 1.5 pencils long, how many paper clips long is your paper?

Answer 1

$\bf \begin{array}{ccll} paperclips&pencils\\ \text{\textemdash\textemdash\textemdash}&\text{\textemdash\textemdash\textemdash}\\ 3.5&1.0\\ p&1.5 \end{array}\implies \cfrac{3.5}{p}=\cfrac{1.0}{1.5}\implies \cfrac{3.5\cdot 1.5}{1}=p$

Answer 2

If 3.5 paper clips = 1.0 pencils and your paper is 1.5 pencils long, then your paper would be 5.25 paper clips long.

What is the scale factor?

It is defined as the multiplication factor used for the design of an object with respect to some other object. the scale is generally used to design prototype designs of large objects. It is also used in interior design planning rooms.

It is multiplied by the design dimension to get the actual size of the object or product.

As given in the problem If 3.5 paper clips = 1.0 pencils and your paper is 1.5 pencils long, this means the scale factor of the pencil as a paper clip is 3.5

1 pencil = 3.5 paper clips

1.5 pencils = 1.5 × 3.5 paper clips

                 = 5.25 paper clips

Thus, If 3.5 paper clips = 1.0 pencils and your paper is 1.5 pencils long, then your paper would be 5.25 paper clips long.

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