Question

Kara was making decorations for a school dance. She has a small figure to use for a pattern, but needs the actual

Answer 1

Answer:

k = 5

Step-by-step explanation:

When a certain number $n$ is multiplied by a scale factor $k$, the  final number is given by

$n'=kn$

and the final number will be:

- Larger than the original number if $|n'|>|n|$

- Smaller than the original number if $|n'|$

In this problem, the number $n$ represents the size of the decoration.

If we apply the 4 scale factors given, we have:

- If $k=5$, then $n'=5n$: this means that the final decoration is larger than the original decoration --> this is the correct option

- If $k=1$, then $n'=n$: so the final decoration has same size as the original decoration

- If $k=1/5$, then $n'=\frac{1}{5}n$: so the final decoration is smaller than the original decoration

- If $k=-1/5$, then $n'=-\frac{1}{5}n$, so the final decoration is smaller and inverted

Answer 2

Answer:

5 would be the scale factor she might use to make her decor-