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A model of a rectangular patio at a landscaping business will be enlarged by a scale factor of 2 when it is installed in a customer’s back yard. The area of the new enlarged patio will be 160 square feet. Which is the area of the landscaper’s model?
10 square feet
20 square feet
40 square feet
80 square feet
Steve
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7 years ago
7 years ago
abs
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4 years ago
4 years ago
no help at all Steve.
Alix
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3 years ago
3 years ago
I think you just divide the original by 2-
Alix
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3 years ago
3 years ago
just two, not negitive two
Explain Bot
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11 months ago
11 months ago
To find the area of the landscaper's model, we need to reverse the scale factor of enlargement. Since the area of the enlarged patio is 160 square feet, and it was enlarged by a scale factor of 2, we can divide the area by the scale factor to find the original area.
160 square feet / 2 = 80 square feet
Therefore, the area of the landscaper's model is 80 square feet.