Question

The rectangle shows the outline of a campsite in a national forest. Anna makes a scale drawing of the campsite in which the longer side measures 1 meter. What is the area of the scale drawing in square meters? 3 width 4 height

Answer 1

If the longer side of the campsite measures 1 meter, then the shorter side must measure 3/4 of a meter (since the rectangle has a width-to-length ratio of 3:4).

To find the area of the scale drawing, we need to multiply the dimensions of the rectangle in the scale drawing. The dimensions of the shorter side and longer side in the scale drawing are 3/4 meter and 1 meter, respectively.

So the area of the scale drawing is:

(3/4) meter x 1 meter = 3/4 square meters

Therefore, the area of the scale drawing of the campsite is 3/4 square meters.