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Elias’s teacher has given him a rectangle that is 15 feet by 20 feet. She has asked him to create a new rectangle using a scale factor of 8/3. Elias says that will be a reduction because the scale factor is a fraction. Is he correct? Explain.

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Elias’s teacher has given him a rectangle that is 15 feet by 20 feet. She has asked him to create a new rectangle using a scale factor of 8/3. Elias says that will be a reduction because the scale factor is a fraction. Is he correct? Explain.

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eli_moses · Answer

No because even though its a fraction, the fraction has a numerator greater than the denominator. The regular figure would be increased by 2 and 2/3. Therefore, the figure is actually increasing, not decreasing.