If you would like to dilate a square, with a side length of eight units to create a square with a side length of 20 units what scale factor should you use right your answer in the decimal form

To dilate a square with a side length of 8 units to a square with a side length of 20 units, you would need to increase the side length by a scale factor of 20/8 = 2.5.

So, the scale factor you should use is 2.5.