A rectangle has a perimeter of 15 inches. The image is created with a scale factor of 30%. What is the new perimeter? inches

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Jgode · Answer 1 · 2023-10-26T15:59:00+0000

We can write the scale factor in decimal form:

$30\%=(30)/(100)=(3)/(10)$

Then, since the image is created with a scale factor of 3/10, the new perimeter is:

$(3)/(10)(15)=(3\cdot15)/(10)=(45)/(10)=4.5$

therefore, the new perimeter is 4.5 inches