SCALE FACTOR

Front

Triangle S and Triangle L are scaled copies of one another.

What is the scale factor from S to L?

Back

2

Answer explanation

Triangle L is twice the size of triangle S.
2 x ______ = 4

Front

What is the scale factor from Triangle L to Triangle S?

Back

1/2

Answer explanation

Triangle S is half the size of triangle L

4 x 1/2 = 2

Front

A rectangle that is 2 inches by 3 inches has been scaled by a factor of 7. What are the side lengths of the scaled copy?

Back

14 and 21

Front

What is the scale factor?

Back

1

Front

What is the scale factor from the original triangle to its copy? Options: 1/2, 5, 1/5, 3

Back

1/5

Answer explanation

A scale copy that decreases in size has a scale factor of less than one.

Front

What is the scale factor from the original to the copy?

Back

1

Front

What is the scale factor from figure A to figure B?

Back

1/4

Front

What is the value of x? Options: 4.5, 3, 1/2, 2

Back

4.5

Front

What is the scale factor? Options: 1/4, 2, 1/2, 7

Back

1/2

Front

5 x _____= 15

Back

3