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Question

Original Poster | Scale Drawing
left edge (in.) | 36 | ?
top edge (in.) | 24 | 8
A local food organization puts out a healthy foods poster. The poster is in the shape of a rectangle, and its dimensions are given in the table. Alfredo wants to make a smaller version of the poster to hang up in the community center. He makes a scale drawing of the poster with the length of the top edge given in the table. What is the area of Alfredo's scale drawing?
A. 96 square inches
B. 1/3 square inches
C. 192 square inches
D. 12 square inches

Answer 1

To find the scale factor, we can divide the original top edge length by the scale drawing top edge length:

24 in / 8 in = 3

This tells us that the scale factor is 3. To find the missing measurements of the scale drawing, we can multiply the original measurements by the scale factor:

36 in x 3 = 108 in
24 in x 3 = 72 in

Now, we can calculate the area of the scale drawing by multiplying the length and width:

108 in x 72 in = 7,776 square inches

Therefore, the area of Alfredo's scale drawing is 7,776 square inches, which is not one of the answer choices.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

C. 192 square inches

This is the closest option to the actual area of Alfredo's scale drawing.