A basketball player is 6 feet 8 inches tall. A model of the basketball player is 5 inches tall. What is the scale factor?

Convert the basketball players height to inches:
6 ft = 12 x 6 = 72 inches.
72+8 = 80 inches tall
Now divide his actual height by the scaled height:
80 / 5 = 16
The scale can be 1:16 , which means 1 inch equals 16 inches.