The scale factor from the actual flag to Magnolia's scale drawing is 10/25 = 2/5.
Therefore, the height of the scale drawing is 15*2/5 = 6 inches.
The area of the actual flag is (1/2)*15*25 = 187.5 square inches.
The area of Magnolia's scale drawing is (1/2)*6*10 = 30 square inches.
To find the actual area from the scale drawing, we need to multiply the scale drawing area by the square of the scale factor: (2/5)^2 = 4/25.
So the actual area is 30*(4/25) = 24 square inches.
Therefore, the area of Magnolia's scale drawing is 30 square inches and the actual area is 24 square inches.
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Magnolia made a drawing of a flag that's 6 inches tall. The actual flag is 15 inches tall and has an area of 187.5 square inches. Magnolia's scale drawing has an area of 30 square inches. To find the actual area from the scale drawing, we multiply by the scale factor squared, which is 4/25. So, the actual area is 24 square inches.