Question

Students are painting the backdrop for the school play. the backdrop is 15 feet wide and 10 feet high. Every 16 inches on the scale drawing represents 5 feet on the backdrop. What is the area of the scale drawing?

15 points

Answer 1

A=bh for a rectangle. 16x3= 48in(width/base) 16x2= 32in (height) so A=48x32. A= 1,536