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Kamila [148]
3 years ago
14

Elias’s teacher has given him a rectangle that is 15 feet by 20 feet. She has asked him to create a new rectangle using a scale

factor of 8/3. Elias says that will be a reduction because the scale factor is a fraction. Is he correct? Explain.
Mathematics
2 answers:
Oksanka [162]3 years ago
8 0
No, because the fraction is actually equal to a whole number. So it would be increased.
Allisa [31]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

Elias is not correct. The new rectangle will be an enlargement because the scale factor is greater than 1. To be a reduction, the scale factor must be between 0 and 1.

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