In this KS2 maths article you’ll learn what a scale factor is and how to use them to describe how a shape has been made larger or smaller. We also have a KS2 maths quiz and lots of examples.

Scale factors describe how much a shape has been enlarged (made larger). Enlarging by a scale factor of 2 means that each side of the shape has been multiplied by 2. All the sides double in length and ...