Dilations… please help I will give you brainless

Answer:
The scale factor is 0.5
Step-by-step explanation:
Divide.
2/1=2
4/2=2
4/2=2
8/4=2
2/1=2
5/1.25=2
Now then, since this is a shrinking factor, divide 1 by the common outcome from the last section (2) to get 0.5