To find the length of the rectangle in Spencer's new scale drawing, we need to determine the scale factor between the original drawing and the new drawing.
The scale factor can be found by dividing the width of the new drawing by the width of the original drawing:
scale factor = width of new drawing / width of original drawing
scale factor = 1.5 inches / width of original drawing
Since the width of the original drawing is not given, we cannot determine the exact length of the rectangle in the new drawing.
However, if we assume that the original rectangle is a square, then the width and length would be equal, and we can substitute the width with the length in the scale factor equation:
scale factor = 1.5 inches / length of original rectangle
1.5 inches = scale factor * length of original rectangle
Therefore, if the original rectangle were a square, the length of the rectangle in Spencer's new scale drawing would also be 1.5 inches.
Spencer draws a rectangle to represent the size of the city block where he lives. The rectangle is labeled in inches. Spencer decides he wants to make a smaller scale drawing of the rectangle in which the width is just 1.5 inches long. What will be the length of the rectangle in Spencer's new scale drawing? Write your answer in decimal formm
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Its 2.5 not 1.5 100%
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