Six times the difference of x and 22

6.3x+14 and 1.5x-6 answer in simplified form

Asquare is dilated by a scale factor of 1.25 to create a new square. how does the area of the new square compare with the area of the original square? a)the area of the new square is 1.25 times the area of the original square. b)the area of the new square is 2.50 times the area of the original square. c)the area of the new square is 1.252 times the area of the original square. d)the area of the new square is 1.253 times the area of the original square.

[10 points, algebra 2]according to my answer key the restrictions are -1 and 4. but why not positive 1?