In the scale drawing, the ratio of the longer side to the actual longer side is equal to the ratio of the shorter side to the actual shorter side.
Let x be the length of the shorter side in Tiyane's scale drawing.
Therefore, 22.5/9 = x/3
Solving for x:
22.5 * 3 = 9x
67.5 = 9x
x = 7.5
Therefore, the length of the parallelogram's shorter side in Tiyane's scale drawing is 7.5 inches.
(an image shows a picture of a parallelogram with a height of 3 inches and a base of 9 inches) 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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