Question

Arlene wants to create a scale drawing of the poster shown below:

A rectangle is shown. The length of the rectangle is labeled 6 inches. The width of the rectangle is labeled 9 inches.

What are the dimensions of the poster at one-third its current size?

Answer 1

The length would be 2 and the width would be 3.

Explanation:

To find the new dimensions, we have to multiply the original dimensions by the scale factor, 1/3:

6(1/3) = 6/3 = 2

9(1/3) = 9/3 = 3

Answer 2

length is 6.....1/3 of 6 = 1/3*6 = 6/3 = 2 inches <=
width is 9......1/3 of 9 = 1/3*9 = 9/3 = 3 inches <=