What is the scale factor of ABC to DEF?

Question

what is the sacle factore?

Answer 1

Make sure you have the triangles' corresponding parts aligned in order to see how the scale factor is applied.

 

segment AB corresponds to segment DE: 6:48 =>reduces to 1:8

 

segment BC corresponds to segment EF: 6:48 => 1:8

 

segment CA corresponds to segment FD: 4:32=> 1:8

 

 

Since you are looking for the scale factor of ABC to DEF the answer is 8 because DEF is 8 times larger than ABC.