Question

Multiplying or dividing two related quantities by the same number is called; what?

Answer 1

Scaling

Step-by-step explanation:

Multiplying or dividing two related quantities by the same number is called scaling.

For example, if you have a recipe that requires 2 cups of flour and you want to double the recipe, you would multiply both the quantity of flour (2 cups) and the scaling factor (2) to get 4 cups of flour for the doubled recipe.

Similarly, if you have a line segment that is 3 inches long and you want to divide the line into 4 equal parts, you would divide the length of the line (3 inches) by the number of parts (4) to get each part to be 0.75 inches long.

Answer 2

I believe this is called scaling. This is the word that I am associating with your definition, as well as what many internet sources say. I am not 100% sure, but I think this is correct. Hope this helps.