Use the image to answer the question.
An illustration shows two parallelograms positioned in different ways. One shows the longer side along the base, and the other is tilted upward to the left, with a longer vertical side. The first parallelogram shows one parallel side as 5 inches and the adjacent side as 3.5 inches. The second parallelogram shows one parallel side as 0.7 inches and the adjacent vertical side as 1 inch.
Kamla draws the parallelogram on the left and then uses a scale factor to create the parallelogram on the right. All measurements are in inches. What scale factor does he use?
(1 point)
Responses
0.2
0.2
4
4
3.5
3.5
5
To find the scale factor, we can compare the corresponding sides of the two parallelograms.
In the first parallelogram, the longer side is 5 inches and in the second parallelogram, the corresponding side is 0.7 inches.
Scale factor = corresponding side in the second parallelogram / corresponding side in the first parallelogram
Scale factor = 0.7 / 5
Simplifying the expression, we get:
Scale factor = 0.14
Therefore, the correct answer is 0.2.