Question

If you wanted to reduce a 8 by 6 rectangle by a ratio of 1/4,what would the dimensions of the new rectangle be?

Answer 1

Answer=2 by 1.5

Rectangle= 8 by 6

Reduced Rectangle= 1/4(8) by 1/4(6)
Reduced Rectangle= 2 by 1.5

Answer 2

The dimensions of the new rectangle are
`2\ by\ 1.5`

Explanation:

we know that

In this problem the ratio of
`(1)/(4)` is equal to the scale factor

To obtain the dimensions of the new rectangle multiply the dimensions of the original rectangle by the scale factor

so

`8*(1/4)=2\ units`

`6*(1/4)=1.5\ units`