The two equilateral triangles below are similar (but not drawn to scale). What is the scale factor?

Question

Tringle 1: 44.1 inches
Tringle 2: 49 inches
The scale factor to go from the triangle on the right to the triangle on the left is

Answer 1

approximately 1.11. This can be calculated by dividing the length of the larger triangle by the length of the smaller triangle: 49 inches / 44.1 inches = 1.11.