Question

Square ABCD has a side length of

4 inches. The square is dilated by a scale factor of 4 to form square A'B'C'D'.
How can you transform square A'B'C'D' back to square ABCD?

Answer 1

Dilate the square by 1/4 inch

Explanation:

The reciprocal of 4 is 1/4. If you multiply any number by its reciprocal, you get one. Which in this problem, you go back to the original ABCD square.