The scale drawing will have the same shape as the original poster, just smaller. Therefore, the area of Alfredo's scale drawing will be proportional to the area of the original poster.
Original poster dimensions: 24 inches x 16 inches = 384 square inches
Scale down factor for the top edge: 24 inches / 8 inches = 3
Scale down factor for the bottom edge: 16 inches / 8 inches = 2
Area of scale drawing = (24 inches / 3) x (16 inches / 2) = 8 inches x 8 inches = 64 square inches
Therefore, the correct answer is:
96 square inches
A local food organization puts out a healthy foods poster. The poster is in the shape of a rectangle, and its dimensions are given in the table. Alfredo wants to make a smaller version of the poster to hang up in the community center. He makes a scale drawing of the poster with the length of the top edge given in the table. What is the area of Alfredo’s scale drawing?
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12 square inches
12 square inches
96 square inches
96 square inches
192 square inches
192 square inches
13 square meters
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