Question

Question 2(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points) (05.01)A poster is shown below: A rectangle is shown. The length of the rectangle is labeled 12 feet. The width of the rectangle is labeled 3 feet. What are the dimensions if the poster is enlarged by a factor of five over two ?

Answer 1

The enlargement will be 30 ft by 7.5 ft.

Explanation:

A scale drawing is a larger or smaller version of an object. To find the dimensions of the new drawing, multiply each measurement by the scale factor. The scale factor here is 5/2 or 2.5.

12(2.5)=30 ft

3(2.5)=7.5 ft