Question

A rectangular advertisement is 144 inches wide and 42 inches long. A media company wants to create a billboard of the advertisement using a scale factor of 4.

Part A: What are the dimensions of the billboard, in feet? Show every step of your work. (2 points)

Part B: What is the area of the billboard, in square feet? Show every step of your work. (2 points)

Answer 1

Part 1:

Part 2:504

Explanation:

part 1 multiply 144 by 4 then divide by 12 = 84

and multiply 42 by 4 then divide by 12 =48

part 2 144 times 42 divided by 12 = 504