Question

The two figures are regular octagons.

What is the scale factor, written in decimal form?
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Answer 1

Regular octagons are similar.

The ratio of the sides from big to small is 15 to 9 or 15/9.

Your task is to write 15/9 as a decimal. Post what you get, okay? @gelow

Answer 2

so 1.666666667

Answer 3

@Directrix

Answer 4

@Dyalis_love @Directrix

Answer 5

>>1.666666667 Yes.

The problem does not state how many decimal places.

I would go with 1.67 to the nearest hundredth. @gelow