Question

Question
Rowen uses a scale factor of 1.5
to make a scale drawing of a square. How does the area of the scale drawing compare to that of the original square? Write your answer in decimal form.(1 point)
The area of the scale drawing is
times the area of the original.

Answer 1

2.25

Because area scales by the square of the linear scale factor: 1.5^2 = 2.25, so the scale drawing's area is 2.25 times the original.