A dilation occurs when the scale is greater than 1 from the center of the dilation. When the scale is less than 1 from the center it is a contraction. Since distance from center can be positive or negative, the contraction will occur with a scale factor of
B. -0.8 and
D. 0.8
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
First, use distribution to simplify

Then, simplify further by combining like terms

Solve

Ben drinks 3 1/2 liters of tea every 40 minutes.
This means that he would drink 1 3/4 of tea every 20 minutes (divide both sides by 2).
Now, let's multiply each side by 3.
1.75 * 3 = 5.25 (aka 5 1/4)
20 * 3 = 60 minutes (an hour)
He drinks 5 1/4 liters of tea in one hour.
The answer to this is
3(x+1)(x+8)