Scale Factor Answers

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Clarissa made a scale drawing of a rectangle. She used a scale factor of 3 to draw the new rectangle. How does the length of the new rectangle compare to the original?

A
The length of the new rectangle is the length of the original.
Option A
B
The length of the new rectangle is the length of the original.
Option B
C
The length of the new rectangle is 3 times the length of the original.
D
The length of the new rectangle is 12 times the length of the original.
6

Each side of the regular hexagon below has the same measure.If a model of the hexagon is made by using a scale factor of 6, which applies to the model? Select two options.

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A
The model represents a reduction.
B
Each side of the model is 15 feet long.
C
The model is proportional to the original hexagon.
D
One side of the model can be 8.5 feet.
E
The scale factor is divided by 2.5 to get the dimensions of the model.
8

The square represents a scale model that was created by using a factor of 4. Which is true of the measures of the sides of the original square?

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A
Each side of the original square is the length of each side of the scale model.
Option A
B
Each side of the original square is 4 times the length of each side of the scale model.
C
Each side of the original square is the same length as each side of the scale model.
D
Each side of the original square is 4 feet less than the scale model.

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