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HELP!
Can someone explain to me how to find scaled factors as simply as they can?

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Answer:

The formula for scale factor is: Scale factor = Dimension of the new shape ÷ Dimension of the original shape

To simplify the ratio just reduce it to the simplist form.

Divide each number in the ratio by the same amount to get the answer.

Explanation:

hope this helps :)

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