Question

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?

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

Answer:

The answer is $\frac{7}{8}$

Step-by-step 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 = $\frac{21}{24}$

Dividing by 2 we get;

$\frac{7}{8}$

So, the answer is $\frac{7}{8}$