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Sphere A has a radius of 24 centimeters, and sphere B has a diameter of 42 centimeters. The radius of sphere A is multiplied by what factor to produce the radius of sphere B?

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The scale factor to the problem is 7/8 to produce the radius of sphere B
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Answer:

The answer is
(7)/(8)

Explanation:

Sphere A has a radius of 24 centimeters.

Sphere B has a diameter of 42 centimeters.

Divide the diameter by 2 , we get
42/2=21 centimeters

The scale factor is equal to =
(21)/(24)

Dividing by 2 we get;


(7)/(8)

So, the answer is
(7)/(8)

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