Changing a Scale Answers

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What error did Anya make?

A
She set up the proportion incorrectly; the second ratio should be .
Option A
B
She cross-multiplied incorrectly.
C
She divided incorrectly.
D
She used the wrong label; it should be inches.
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Which ideas did you include in your response? Check all that apply.

A
Ivan wrote the ratio incorrectly.
B
The ratio should be written as the old length to the new length, so it should be , which reduces to .
Option B
C
When going from larger to smaller dimensions the change in the scale factor is a ratio that looks like an improper fraction.
D
The change in the scale factor should have a larger number in the numerator and a smaller number in the denominator.

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