Question

The area of trapezoid RSTU is 68 square inches, and the area of similar trapezoid JKLM is 425 square inches. What is the scale factor of RSTU to JKLM?

Answer 1

6.25

Explanation:

The scale factor is equal to how many times larger or smaller the new trapezoid is from the original trapezoid. To solve for the scale factor, divide the new area of JKLM by the original area of RSTU to calculate how many times larger RSTU got to become JKLM.

425 ÷ 68 = 6.25

Answer 2

It is
`(2)/(5)`

Explanation:

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