Question

Two squares are similar. The first square has sides that measure 4 inches, and the second squares has sides that measure 12 inches. The scar factor used to get from the first square to the second one is

Answer 1

3

Explanation:

Well, first off I'm assuming that by "scar factor" you mean scale factor. So if the two squares are similar then that means the sides are also similar, that means that they are equivalent. So all you have to do is 12/4 to get 3. So then to check it, you do 4 times 3 which gets you to 12.

So the final answer is 3