Question

A dilated figure has a surface area of 10,990.8 in.2
. The figure was dilated by a scale factor of 6. What is the surface area of the original figure?(1 point)
Responses

915.9 in.2

915.9 in. squared

1,831.8 in.2

1 comma 831 point 8 in. squared

395,668.8 in.2

395 comma 668 point 8 in. squared

305.3 in.2

305.3 in. squared
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Answer 1

Surface area scales by the square of the linear scale factor (6^2 = 36). So the original area = 10,990.8 ÷ 36 = 305.3 in².

Answer: 305.3 in.²