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Question 1023105: http://prntscr.com/aakc2q
I'm having issues finding the scale factor. I already know they're similar, but I'm having trouble finding the scale factor. I originally tried to find the scale factor doing 8/4.8, but that was incorrect.
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Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Well when they ask for a scale factor, it normally doesn't contain fractions of decimals...so we can say the ratio is 2.5 to 1.5 OR 5 to 3 (8 to 4.8 results in the same answer), which can be expressed as a scale factor of 5/3 or 3/5 depending which direction you are going.