Leo designs, a piece of jewelry in the shape of a regular pentagon each side of the object measures 3 cm Leo photographs, the object enlarges it so that decides each measure 8 cm and prints the photo what scale factor did Leo use to create the photograph from the original

A. 3/8
B. 2 2/3
C. 11
D. 2 1/3

1 answer

To find the scale factor, you divide the final measurement by the original measurement.

In this case, the original measurement is 3 cm and the final measurement is 8 cm.

So the scale factor is 8 cm / 3 cm = 2 2/3.

Therefore, the correct answer is B. 2 2/3.