Question

Scale factor of 1.5 for a square. How does the area of the scale drawing compare to the original square? Write your answer in decimal form

Answer 1

When the scale factor of 1.5 is applied to a square, the area of the scale drawing will be 1.5^2 = 2.25 times that of the original square.

So the area of the scale drawing will be 2.25 times the area of the original square.

In decimal form, this would be written as 2.25.