A rectangle is 9 inches wide and 5.4 inches tall and a square is 5 inches wide and 3 inches tall

What scale factor was used to enlarge the rectangle in the image? The measurements refer to inches. Give your answer as a decimal

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To find the scale factor used to enlarge the rectangle, we need to compare the corresponding side lengths before and after the enlargement.

Before the enlargement, the rectangle was 9 inches wide and 5.4 inches tall.
After the enlargement, the square is 5 inches wide and 3 inches tall.

To find the scale factor for the width, we divide the new width by the old width:
Scale factor (width) = 5 inches / 9 inches ≈ 0.5556

To find the scale factor for the height, we divide the new height by the old height:
Scale factor (height) = 3 inches / 5.4 inches ≈ 0.5556

Since the scale factor is the same for the width and height, we can conclude that the scale factor used to enlarge the rectangle in the image is approximately 0.5556.
Apologies for the previous incorrect response.

To find the scale factor used to enlarge the rectangle, we need to compare the corresponding side lengths before and after the enlargement.

Before the enlargement, the rectangle was 9 inches wide.
After the enlargement, the square is 5 inches wide.

To find the scale factor for the width, we divide the new width by the old width:
Scale factor (width) = 5 inches / 9 inches ≈ 0.5556

Therefore, the scale factor used to enlarge the rectangle in the image is approximately 0.5556.
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