Question

One person scaled down the solar system so that the Carrier Dome in New York represented
the Sun. If the diameter of the Carrier Dome is 0.16 km and the diameter of the Sun is 1.4
million km, what is the scale for this model?

Answer 1

Answer:

8750000:1

Explanation:

A scale factor is a number that multiplies the quantity. In the equation y = kx, k is the scale factor for x. Here, k is known as the constant of proportionality of y to x.

Diameter of the Carrier Dome = 0.16 km

Diameter of the Sun = 1.4 million km = 1400000 km

Scale factor for this model = Diameter of the Sun: Diameter of the Carrier Dome = 1400000 : 0.16 = 8750000:1