Asked by unknown

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?

Available Options:
( ) 40

( ) 250 (This option is selected)

( ) 100

( ) 2500

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Original area = 4 × 10 = 40.
Scale factor = 2.5 so area scale = (2.5)^2 = 6.25.
New area = 40 × 6.25 = 250.

The selected option (250) is correct.