Enlargements and scale factors
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Two triangles are similar. One has sides 3, 5 and 11. The side matching 3 on the other triangle is 6. What is the side matching 11?
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A shape is enlarged by a scale factor of 5. A side of 5 cm becomes how many cm?
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A shape is enlarged by a scale factor of 3. A side of 4 cm becomes how many cm?
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A shape is enlarged by a scale factor of 3. A side of 10 cm becomes how many cm?
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A rectangle 12 cm by 5 cm is enlarged to 36 cm by 15 cm. What is the scale factor?
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A shape is enlarged by a scale factor of 2.5. A side of 5 cm becomes how many cm?
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A rectangle 6 cm by 11 cm is enlarged to 15 cm by 27.5 cm. What is the scale factor?
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A shape is enlarged by a scale factor of 2. A side of 6 cm becomes how many cm?
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Two triangles are similar. One has sides 2, 3 and 8. The side matching 2 on the other triangle is 10. What is the side matching 8?
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A shape is enlarged by a scale factor of 2.5. A side of 6 cm becomes how many cm?
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A rectangle 11 cm by 12 cm is enlarged to 33 cm by 36 cm. What is the scale factor?
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A rectangle 7 cm by 3 cm is enlarged to 10.5 cm by 4.5 cm. What is the scale factor?
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A shape is enlarged by a scale factor of 3. A side of 2 cm becomes how many cm?
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Two triangles are similar. One has sides 7, 3 and 6. The side matching 7 on the other triangle is 21. What is the side matching 6?
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A shape is enlarged by a scale factor of 2.5. A side of 4 cm becomes how many cm?
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A shape is enlarged by a scale factor of 2. A side of 11 cm becomes how many cm?
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A rectangle 2 cm by 3 cm is enlarged to 4 cm by 6 cm. What is the scale factor?
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A shape is enlarged by a scale factor of 3. A side of 5 cm becomes how many cm?
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Two triangles are similar. One has sides 2, 3 and 6. The side matching 2 on the other triangle is 10. What is the side matching 6?
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A shape is enlarged by a scale factor of 2. A side of 3 cm becomes how many cm?
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Answers: Enlargements and scale factors
- 22
- 25
- 12
- 30
- 3
- 12.5
- 2.5
- 12
- 40
- 15
- 3
- 1.5
- 6
- 18
- 10
- 22
- 2
- 15
- 30
- 6
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