Question

Jordan changed the dimensions of a rectangular picture measuring 20 cm wide by 25 cm high by a scale factor of 5/2.

Does this scale factor represent a reduction or enlargement and what is the new width of the picture?

1. This is an enlargement and the new width is 50 cm.
2. This is a reduction and the new width is 8 cm.
3. This is an enlargement and the new width is 62.5 cm.
4. This is a reduction and the new width is 10 cm.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Positive it's 1 or 3 because it's an enlargement

Answer 2

I believe it's an enlargement, because 5/2 is more than one whole.

Explanation: