Use the scale factor to compare the perimeter and area of the original figure to the enlarged figure.
A small rectangle has a length of 3.25 and width of 1.5. A larger rectangle has a length of b and width of 3.
Complete the statements about the relationship between the two figures.
The scale factor is
.
The perimeter of the enlarged rectangle can be found by multiplying the scale factor and the original perimeter to get
.
The area of the scale model is
times the area of the original figure.