Question

1. an artist transferred a rectangular design 13 cm long and 6 cm wide to a similar canvas 260 cm long and 120 cm wide. what is the scale factor?

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate scale factor for length

Scale factor \(=\frac{\text{new length}}{\text{original length}}\)
\(=\frac{260}{13}\)

Step2: Calculate scale factor for width

Scale factor \(=\frac{\text{new width}}{\text{original width}}\)
\(=\frac{120}{6}\)

Answer:

The scale factor is \(20\)