An illustration shows two parallelograms positioned in different ways. One shows the longer side along the base, and the other is tilted upward to the left, with a longer vertical side. The first parallelogram shows one parallel side as 5 inches and the adjacent side as 3.5 inches. The second parallelogram shows one parallel side as 0.7 inches and the adjacent vertical side as 1 inch.
Kamla draws the parallelogram on the left and then uses a scale factor to create the parallelogram on the right. All measurements are in inches. What scale factor does he use?
(1 point)
Responses
0.2
0.2
5
5
4
4
3.5
The parallelogram on the left is 5 in. by 3.5 in. The paralellogram on the right is 1 in. by 0.7 in.
To find the scale factor, we can compare the corresponding sides of the two parallelograms.
In the first parallelogram, the longer side along the base is 5 inches. In the second parallelogram, the corresponding side is 1 inch.
Therefore, the scale factor is 1/5 or 0.2.
So, the correct answer is 0.2.