SOLUTION: What is a scale factor???

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Question 420059: What is a scale factor???
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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A scale+factor is a number which scales, or multiplies, some quantity.
In the equation y=Ax, A is the scale+factor for x.
A is also the coefficient of x, and may be called the constant of proportionality of y to x.