7.GM.4.1: Describe the properties of similarity, compare geometric figures for similarity, and determine scale factors resulting from dilations.

Describe the properties of similarity, compare geometric figures for similarity, and determine scale factors resulting from dilations.

Example Problems
Polygon Y has an area of 11 square units. Celia drew a scaled version of Polygon Y using a scale factor of 3 and labeled it Polygon Z.
What is the
area of Polygon Z?
Polygon V has an area of square unit. Jun-seo drew a scaled version of Polygon V using a scale factor of and labeled it Polygon W.
What is the
area of Polygon W?
Polygon O has an area of . Hana drew a scaled version of Polygon O using a scale factor of and labeled it Polygon P. What is the area of Polygon P?
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