Question

Kyra was building a bed for her dollhouse. She used her bed, which is 4 feet × 5 feet, as a guide. She scaled down the dimensions of her bed by a factor 1/5. What are the dimensions of the model bed she built?
A,) 0.8 ft × 0.1 ft
B.) 0.4 ft × 0.5 ft
C.) 0.8 ft × 1 ft
D.) 0.04 ft × 0.05 ft

Answer 1

Answer: C. 0.8 ft x 1 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

The scale factor of 1/5 means you multiply

the dimensions by 1/5

4 * 1/5 = 0.8

5 * 1/5 = 1