14. monica's rectangular living room is 12 feet
by 15 ft. she has a square rug that covers 5/9
of the area of the floor.
what is the side length of the square rug

option a is correct.

step-by-step explanation:

scale factor: it is used to find proportional measurements.

proportions means having the same ratio.

scale factor is the ratio of the model measurement to the actual measurement in a simplest form.

or we can say that the ratio of any two corresponding lengths in two similar geometric figures

if the scale factor is more than 1, then it is an enlargement,

if the scale factor less than 1, then it is a reduction.

given the two geometric figure:

by definition of proportions, we have

in 1995, potato plants were taken into space aboard the space shuttle columbia.

step-by-step explanation: