If you have to figures - Figure A and Figure B, and their linear scale factor is 2/5, then does that mean Figure B's sides are 2/5 of Figure A's or Figure A's sides are 2/5 of figure B. Also, What is the ratio of the area of Figure A and Figure B?

Correct  Figure A's sides are 2/5 of figure B.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the order the figures are given the proportion will be:

A : B = 2 : 5

By multiplying the outer and inner members of the proportion we get:

5 · A = 2 · B  ⇒ A = (2/5) · B  

That mean figure A's sides are 2/5 of figure B.

This means that the two units of figure A are referred to as the five units of figure B.

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b: |12 – x| ≤ 0.25

step-by-step explanation:      

let x be the possible lengths in inches, of the ribbons jaime cut.

we have been given that jaime is cutting strips of ribbon for a project. he tries to cut each piece to be 12 inches long, but sometimes he cuts it too long or too short by as much as 0.25 inch.  

we can represent this information in an inequality as:

by the definition of absolute value function we will get,

upon combining our inequalities we will get,

therefore, the inequality   describes all the possible lengths (x), in inches, of the ribbons jaime cut.

step-by-step explanation: