Leo designs a piece of jewelry in the shape of a regular pentagon. Each side of the object measures 3 centimeters. Leo photographs the object, enlarges it so that the sides each measure 8 centimeters, and prints the photo. What scale factor did Leo use to create the photograph from the original?(1 point)

Responses

223
2 Start Fraction 2 over 3 End Fraction

38
Start Fraction 3 over 8 End Fraction

11
11

213
2 Start Fraction 1 over 3 End Fraction

1 answer

The scale factor can be found by dividing the length of the enlargement by the length of the original object.

In this case, the length of the enlargement is 8 centimeters and the length of the original object is 3 centimeters.

Scale factor = 8 cm / 3 cm

Simplifying the fraction, we get:

Scale factor = 8/3

So the correct answer is:

2/3