If the longer side of the original rectangle is 4 meters and the shorter side is 3 meters, then the area of the original rectangle is 4 meters * 3 meters = 12 square meters.
Since Anna's scale drawing has a longer side measuring 1 meter, the ratio of the longer sides between the scale drawing and the original rectangle is 1 meter / 4 meters = 1/4.
Similarly, the ratio of the shorter sides between the scale drawing and the original rectangle is also 1/4.
To find the area of the scale drawing, we square the ratio of the longer sides (1/4 * 1/4) and multiply it by the area of the original rectangle.
(1/4 * 1/4) * 12 square meters = 1/16 * 12 square meters = 3/4 square meters. Answer: \boxed{3/4}.
The rectangle shows the outline of a campsite. Anna makes a scale drawing of the campsite in which the longer side measure 1 meter. What is the area of the scale drawing in square meters?
The original rectangle is the long side is 4m and short side is 3m
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