Question

5a) a local farm equipment dealership has model tractors. the length of the actual tractor is 5.6 m. what scale factor was used for the model (in fraction form)?

Explanation:

Step1: Convert units to match

First, convert the actual tractor length to centimeters:
$5.6\ \text{m} = 5.6 \times 100 = 560\ \text{cm}$

Step2: Calculate scale factor (model/actual)

Scale factor (SF) is model length divided by actual length:
$\text{SF} = \frac{8\ \text{cm}}{560\ \text{cm}} = \frac{1}{70}$

Answer:

$\frac{1}{70}$