The length of a rectangle is 12 inches and needs to be changed to 8 inches. What is the scale factor of this dilation? F. 1/8 G. 1/3 H. 1/2 I. 2/3 (fan and medal) please explain how you got your answer(: ♥

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anonymous · Answer

The answer is 2/3

12 x 2/3 = 8

You can also see it like this...
divide 12 into 3 parts

1234......5678.......9,10,11,12
 part one goes up to 4
part two goes up to 8
You only want 2 of the 3 parts which adds up  to 8

anonymous · Answer

Oh! Thank you so much I'll be giving you your medal and fan(:

anonymous · Answer

Also if you divide 12/8 = 3/2