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Tiyane makes a scale drawing of the parallelogram. The longer side of the parallelogram is 22.5 inches in her drawing. What is the length of the parallelogram’s shorter side in Tiyane’s scale drawing?

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60 inches
60 inches

7.5 inches
7.5 inches

2.5 inches
2.5 inches

0.4 inches

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7.5 inches

From the diagram the actual lengths are 90 (long) and 30 (short). The scale factor is 22.5/90 = 1/4, so the shorter side in the drawing is 1/4·30 = 7.5 inches.