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?

Answer 1

Let's use the scale factor given in the table to find the dimensions of Alfredo's scale drawing.

Original poster:
Length = 24 inches
Width = 12 inches

Scale factor: 1:2

Scale drawing:
Length = 24 inches / 2 = 12 inches
Width = 12 inches / 2 = 6 inches

Now, we can find the area of Alfredo's scale drawing:
Area = Length x Width
Area = 12 inches x 6 inches
Area = 72 square inches

Therefore, the area of Alfredo's scale drawing is 72 square inches.