SAME QUESTION SOMEONE PLEASE ANSWER
My father taught me a method that I call, 'throwing some thing over the wall'. There is a sample equation for the first picture that shows you how it works. It's a great way to help isolate the variable and I hope that it works for you. The second picture contains the answers I got through the use of this method. I'm sorry for the messy handwriting; I was on a bus.
The scale factor is:

So you divide the corresponding lengths and the ratio you get is the scale factor. Hope it helps!
The answer is C though.
I am sure of it from what i remember whenever i was in 9th
Since it is mid-way you would multiply it by 2 so, 8x2=16
Your answer is 16.
Hope I helped <3