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5-111.

Alexa is looking at the shape below. She needs to make several different figures that are similar to it. .

  1. If she uses the scale factor , will the new shape that she creates be larger or smaller than the original? Justify your answer.

    When multiplying by a number larger than , will the new number be larger or smaller than it originally was?
    Consider multipliers in terms of scale factors.

  2. List two different scale factors Alexa could use to make a smaller shape.

    Any number less than , but greater than .

  3. List two different scale factors Alexa could use to make a larger shape.

    Any number greater than .

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