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2 side by side rectangles with the one on the left having sides twice than length of the one on the right.

Marc draws a rectangle with a height of 6 inches and a base of 8 inches. He dilates the figure using a scale factor of 0.5, or 12
. What is the area of the dilated rectangle?

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The area of the dilated rectangle is
square inches.

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(Original area 6×8 = 48; scale factor 1/2 ⇒ area factor (1/2)^2 = 1/4; 48×1/4 = 12 square inches.)