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Question

An illustration shows a rectangle with a length of 4 meters and a width of 3 meters.

The rectangle shows the outline of a campsite in a national forest. Anna makes a scale drawing of the campsite in which the longer side measures 1 meter. What is the area of the scale drawing in square meters?

(1 point)
Responses

12 square meters
12 square meters

1.33 square meters
1.33 square meters

3.5 square centimeters
3.5 square centimeters

0.75 square meters

Answer 1

To find the area of the scale drawing, we need to use the scale factor.

The original rectangle has a length of 4 meters and a width of 3 meters. The scale factor is 1 meter to 4 meters.

So, the length of the scale drawing is 4 meters x 1/4 = 1 meter.
The width of the scale drawing is 3 meters x 1/4 = 0.75 meters.

Therefore, the area of the scale drawing is 1 meter x 0.75 meters = 0.75 square meters.

So, the correct answer is: 0.75 square meters.