Answer:
Scale Factor is: When you divide the old shape by the new shape (explanation is here)
Step-by-step explanation:
When you have 2 shapes (lets say Y is the old shape and F is the new shape) you would divide the old shape (Y) by the new shape (F)
Another example: lets say shape F is 12 cm and shape Y is 7 cm (F being the old and Y being the new shape) you would divide 12 and 7 to get the answer to that problem
The values of k are 4,5,6
Water bill of Simons in the month of August = $48
Percentage of bill that was lower in the month of September = 15%
then
Amount of bill that was lower in the month of September = (15/100) * 48
= 720/100 dollars
= 7.2 dollars
So
The bill for the month of September = (48 - 7.2) dollars
= 40.8 dollars
So Simon will have to pay $40.8 as the water bill for the month of September. I hope the procedure is clear enough for you to understand.