Question

Match the new stick lengths to the following scale factor if the original stick length is 8 inch.

• A. $2$ inch
• B. $4$ inch
• C. $10$ inch

Answer 1

Given: Original stick length = $8$ inch

• New stick length when scale factor is $\frac{1}{4}$

$\text{Original stick length}\times \frac{1}{4}=8\times \frac{1}{4}=2\text{inch}$

• New stick length when scale factor is $\frac{1}{2}$

$\text{Original length}\times \frac{1}{2}=8\times \frac{1}{2}=4\text{inch}$

• New stick length when scale factor is $\frac{5}{4}$

$\text{Original length}\times \frac{5}{4}=8\times \frac{5}{4}=\frac{40}{4}=10\text{inch}$