Using proportions, it is found that the scale factor of the transformation is of 1/3.
A proportion is a fraction of a total amount, and the measures are related using a rule of three.
In this problem, during the transformation, each coordinate was divided by 3, hence, applying the proportion, the scale factor of the transformation is of 1/3.
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