The cycles for two different events are shown in the table. each of these events happened in the year 2000. what is the next year in which both will happen if the summer olympics cycle is 4 and the u. s census cycle is 10?

answer: i believe its b. if you sound out the sentences that sounds wrong.

option a is correct.

step-by-step explanation:

scale factor: it is used to find proportional measurements.

proportions means having the same ratio.

scale factor is the ratio of the model measurement to the actual measurement in a simplest form.

or we can say that the ratio of any two corresponding lengths in two similar geometric figures

if the scale factor is more than 1, then it is an enlargement,

if the scale factor less than 1, then it is a reduction.

given the two geometric figure:

by definition of proportions, we have