Final answer:
Cannot determine the surface area of the puzzle game without the specific shape or number of squares. Scale factor is used to convert dimensions between models and real-life objects. Calculations of area require knowing the dimensions of the object's faces.
Step-by-step explanation:
To find the surface area of a puzzle game where each square is 1 inch, we need to consider the information provided. However, the initial question does not provide the shape of the puzzle or the number of squares it consists of. Therefore, we cannot determine the surface area accurately. In the case of the example given regarding a carpet scale drawing with a scale factor of 1/24, if we had the dimensions of the carpet in the drawing, we could multiply them by 24 to find the actual dimensions in feet, and then calculate the area by multiplying the length by the width.
Without specific details on the puzzle game, we can only review the examples to understand how scale factor and area calculations work. For instance, Marta's square with a side length of 4 inches, duplicated to a larger square with side lengths doubled (8 inches), would result in an area that is four times greater, since area is calculated as side length squared. A scale factor example is provided with a rectangle having a width of 2 inches being scaled up to 9 inches. The scale factor is 9/2 or 4.5.
Surface area calculations are straightforward once you know the dimensions of each face of the object you're working with. Without that information, we cannot provide the surface area and thus cannot confirm which of the provided answers (18 in.², 54 in.², 9 in.², and 54 cm²) is correct for the puzzle game's surface area.