Question

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An illustration shows a rectangle with a length of 4 meters and a width of 3 meters.

The rectangle shows the outline of a campsite in a national forest. Anna makes a scale drawing of the campsite in which the longer side measures 1 meter. What is the area of the scale drawing in square meters?

(1 point)

3.5 square centimeters

12 square meters

1.33 square meters

0.75 square meters
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Answer 1

Scale factor = drawing long side / actual long side = 1/4. Area scale factor = (1/4)^2 = 1/16. Actual area = 4·3 = 12 m^2, so drawing area = 12·(1/16) = 12/16 = 0.75 m^2.

Answer: 0.75 square meters.