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If Rectangle A has a length of 4 and a width of 2 and Rectangle B has a length of 16 and a width of 8 what would the scale factor be from A to B

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Answer:

I took the test the answer isnt 4 its 7 hes wrong

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glad to help :)

User TetonSig
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Answer:

4

Explanation:

To know the scale factor here, just know that 16/4 = 4, and 8/2 = 4 too, so the scale factor is 4.

Just that the respective sides need to have the same ratio.

Note, if it was from B to A, it'd be 1/4.

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