Li is a professional nature photographer. She takes a photograph of a spider web and prints a copy. The original dimensions of her copy are 6 inches by 4 inches. Li decides to advertise her business by printing smaller copies of the spider web photograph and emailing them to friends and acquaintances. Which dimensions represent a smaller scale drawing of the original printed photograph?(1 point)

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Responses

1 inch by 0.5 inches
1 inch by 0.5 inches

12 inches by 8 inches
12 inches by 8 inches

1.5 inches by 1 inch
1.5 inches by 1 inch

2 inches by 1 inch

Answer 1

To find the dimensions that represent a smaller scale drawing of the original photograph (6 inches by 4 inches), we need to consider how these options maintain the same aspect ratio while reducing the size.

1. 1 inch by 0.5 inches: This is a scaled-down version (1:6 scale) and maintains the aspect ratio of the original (6:4 or 3:2).

2. 12 inches by 8 inches: This is actually a larger version (2:1 scale) of the original dimensions, not a smaller one.

3. 1.5 inches by 1 inch: This does not maintain the correct aspect ratio (3:2), as 1.5:1 does not equal the original aspect ratio.

4. 2 inches by 1 inch: This also does not maintain the correct aspect ratio.

Among the responses, 1 inch by 0.5 inches represents a smaller scale drawing of the original printed photograph.