Asked by gregory

Above are two different models of the same triangular handkerchief. If the area of the model on the right is 72 sq cm, what is the area of the model on the left?
A.
36 sq cm
B.
24 sq cm
C.
8 sq cm
D.
18 sq cm

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
18 sq cm

Reason: The two triangular models are similar with a linear scale factor 1:2, so areas scale by (1/2)^2 = 1/4. Thus the left area = 72 ÷ 4 = 18 sq cm.