Question

A rectangle measures 4 inches by 10 inches. It is dilated using a scale factor of 2.5. What is the area in square inches of the dilated rectangle?(1 point)
Responses

2,500
2,500

40
40

250
250

160

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To find the area of the dilated rectangle, we first need to calculate the dimensions of the dilated rectangle using the scale factor.

1. The original dimensions of the rectangle are:
- Length = 10 inches
- Width = 4 inches

2. The scale factor is 2.5.
- Dilated Length = 10 inches × 2.5 = 25 inches
- Dilated Width = 4 inches × 2.5 = 10 inches

3. Now, we can find the area of the dilated rectangle:
- Area = Dilated Length × Dilated Width
- Area = 25 inches × 10 inches = 250 square inches

Therefore, the area of the dilated rectangle is **250 square inches**.