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The figures shown are similar. What is the scale factor? Diagram contains two trapezoids. The first has a base of 21. The second has a base of 14.

The figures shown are similar. What is the scale factor? Diagram contains two trapezoids. The first has a base of 21. The second has a base of 14.
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The figures shown are similar. What is the scale factor? Diagram contains two trapezoids. The first has a base of 21. The second has a base of 14.

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The answer is this question is 2/3

User M Abubaker Majeed
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The scale factor is going to be 21/14 = 3/2 (each number is divided by 7)
The correct answer could also be 14 / 21 which is 2/3

Which one to use depends on what the convention is in your classroom.
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