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the actual height of a drinking cup is 9cm. The height of the cup in a photo taken is 1.5cm. Determine the scale factor of the reduction

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Explanation:

1.5 cm in the picture is 9 cm in reality.

1.5 × f = 9

f = 9/1.5 = 6

so, the scale factor of the picture is 1/6 of reality.

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