Question

Kathy was building a bed for her dollhouse. She used her bed, which is 3 feet × 5 feet, as a guide. She scaled down the dimensions of her bed by a factor 1 over 5. What are the dimensions of the model bed she built?

Answer 1

"She scaled down the dimensions of her bed by a factor 1 over 5"

translation: she multiplied each dimension by 1/5

alternate translation: she divided each dimension by 5

Answer 2

.1ft?

Answer 3

.6?

Answer 4

6ft x 1ft?

Answer 5

I think you meant to say

0.6 ft x 1 ft

right?

Answer 6

3/5 = 0.5
5/5 = 1

Answer 7

yes

Answer 8

0.6 ft x 1 ft is correct

Answer 9

Thanks

Answer 10

np