Question

What is the scale factor for the set of similar figures?

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Answer 1

it wont let me use my owlbucks.?

Answer 2

how many do you have?

Answer 3

you need 10 to ask a question

Answer 4

80 owlbucks

Answer 5

O_O ummm thats not normal @Preetha

Answer 6

@Preetha please come here asap...

Answer 7

Wouldnt you just write the ration and then simplfy it?

Answer 8

*ratio

Answer 9

im not sure. I just wanted to spend some owlbucks to confirm it but it hasnt let me all day

Answer 10

I have pmed Preetha hopefully she fixes this

Answer 11

Scale factor of

is \(\sf\Large\frac{b}{a}\)

Answer 12

12/16

Answer 13

i was right!

Answer 14

?

Answer 15

Now just simplfy that

Answer 16

Now simplify that :P

Answer 17

? how do i simplify

Answer 18

divide the fraction by 2 start there

Answer 19

since the numbers are even

Answer 20

\(\sf\Large\frac{12}{16}=\frac{6\times 2}{8\times2}\)

Answer 21

Keep going till you cant do it anymore!

Answer 22

You can simplify it more than that, and just divide by the common factors it has.

Answer 23

so the final result will be a fraction?

Answer 24

Yes!

Answer 25

Unless it has to be a decimal .-.

Answer 26

i dont know. it might

Answer 27

it doesnt say, but doesnt seem like it should be fraction

Answer 28

Well if not a fraction, you can make the fraction a decimal :P