Dog food problem?

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A dog food company sells food in cans of two sizes. A petite can is 4 inches taller and a super can is 1 foot tall. The two types of cans are geometrically similar in shape. What is the linear scaling factor that scales a petite can to the size of a super can?
A. 1/4 B. 1/3 C. 3 D. 4

2007-01-21 03:04:26 · 3 answers · asked by Eugene D 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

3 answers

b.1/3 4/12 =1/3

2007-01-21 03:10:53 · answer #1 · answered by ruth4526 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

1 foot is 12 inches, so a petite can to the size of a super can would be
4 : 12
or 1 / 3
B.

2007-01-21 03:13:09 · answer #2 · answered by Taras 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

12 is 1/3 of 4, so the linear scaling factor is 1/3

B

2007-01-21 03:10:58 · answer #3 · answered by JasonM 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋