The sides of a square are increased by a scale factor of 6. The perimeter of the smaller square is 10ft. What is the perimeter of the larger sqaure?

all lengths scale with the scale ratio

10*6 = 60

when they ask for areas - they scale with the square of the ratio and volumes scale with the cube

To find the perimeter of the larger square, we need to know the scale factor and the perimeter of the smaller square.

The scale factor is given in the problem as 6. This means that each side of the larger square is 6 times the length of the corresponding side of the smaller square.

In this case, the perimeter of the smaller square is given as 10 feet. Since a square has all sides equal in length, each side of the smaller square is 10 feet / 4 = 2.5 feet.

To find the perimeter of the larger square, we multiply each side length of the smaller square by the scale factor of 6.

Perimeter of the larger square = 6 * 2.5 feet = 15 feet

Therefore, the perimeter of the larger square is 15 feet.

The square is 15cm being reduced by a scale factor of 1/5. What is the perimeter of the new drawing?