If you would like to dilate a square with a side length of 8 units to create a square with a side length of 20 units, what scale factor should you use? Write your answer in decimal form
To find the scale factor, we can divide the length of the new square by the length of the original square:
scale factor = 20 / 8 = 2.5
Therefore, the scale factor to dilate the square is 2.5 in decimal form.