it is not possible for the scale factor to have been a fraction
Step-by-step explanation:
When a scale factpor is less than one in a dilation, a reduction is iad to occur
When a scale factor is greater than one in a dilation, an enlargement occur
In this case, the image is larger than the pre-image. The pre-image is the the original diagram while the image is the new diagram.
There is an increament in size of the diagram as the image is larger than the pre-image
From the above, an increse means greater than 1. As a result, it is not possible for the scale factor to have been a fraction