Final answer:
The scale factor of the dilation is 1/4.
Step-by-step explanation:
The scale factor of the dilation is 1/4.
To find the scale factor, we compare the corresponding side lengths of the two parallelograms. In this case, the length of each side of the new parallelogram is one-fourth the length of the corresponding side of the original parallelogram.
Example: If the original parallelogram has a side length of 8 units, the corresponding side length in the dilated parallelogram would be 8 units multiplied by 1/4, which equals 2 units.