If you want to dilate a figure that has a side length of 20 yards, to create a dilated image with a corresponding side length of 15 yards, what scale factor should you use?(1 point)

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Responses

34 yard
34 yard

34
3 fourths

5 yards
5 yards

43

Answer 1

To find the scale factor, you divide the corresponding side lengths.

So, the scale factor would be 15/20 = 3/4. Therefore, the correct answer is:

3 fourths.