Question

A rectangle that is 2 inches by 3 inches has been scaled by a factor of 7 if you want to cooy back to its original size by what scale factor should you use

Answer 1

1/7

Explanation:

Given that:

Using a scale factor of 7 ; the dimension of a rectangle is : 2 inches by 3 inches

In other to obtain the original size of the rectangle, all that is needed is to multiply the sacl d dimension by the reciprocal of the initi. Scale factor used, that is 1 / 7

This gives :

(2 inches by 3 inches) * 1/7

2/7 inches by 3/7 inches

Hence, required scale factor is 1/ 7