To find the area of Magnolia’s scale drawing of the triangular flag, we first calculate the area of the actual flag using the formula for the area of a triangle, Area = (1/2) × base × height. The area of the actual flag is (1/2) × 25 inches × 15 inches = 187.5 square inches. Since the base length of Magnolia's scale drawing is reduced from 25 inches to 10 inches, the scale factor is 10/25 or 2/5; therefore, her drawing's height is also scaled down by the same factor, resulting in a height of (2/5) × 15 inches = 6 inches. Now, we can find the area of the scale drawing: Area = (1/2) × 10 inches × 6 inches = 30 square inches. Thus, the area of Magnolia’s scale drawing is 30 square inches.
A triangular flag has a height of 15 inches and a base length of 25 inches. Magnolia makes a scale drawing of the flag in which the base length is 10 inches. What is the area of Magnolia’s scale drawing? Solve the problem by computing the actual area from the scale drawing. Show your work.(4 points) 1 sentence
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