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William saw painting in a museum, and later found a picture of the same painting in a book. The actual painting measures 36“ x 54“. The picture of the paining measured 4“ x 6“. What is the scale factor
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William saw painting in a museum, and later found a picture of the same painting in a book. The actual painting measures 36“ x 54“. The picture of the paining measured 4“ x 6“. What is the scale factor for the dilation?

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The scale factor is 1/9.

We compare the image to the actual painting:

4/36 = 1/9.
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