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Stephanie dilated the rectangle below and dimensions of the image were 24 ft by 6ft. What was the scale of the factor used?

Stephanie dilated the rectangle below and dimensions of the image were 24 ft by 6ft-example-1
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In order to determne the scale factor, calculate the quotient in between the lengths of the sides of the rectangles, as follow:

32 ft/24 ft = 4/3

8 ft/ 6 ft = 4/3

Hence, the scale factor is 4/3

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