Question

Above are two different models of the same triangle. If the area of the model on the left is 20 sq cm, what is the area of the model on the right?

Answer 1

the model on the right is 20 i’m just guessing

Answer 2

The area of the model on the right is 80 sq cm

Explanation:

Since the scale for the model on the left is 1 cm = 5 ft, and the scale for the model on the right is 1 cm = 2.5 ft, the area of the model on the right is 22, or 4, times larger than the area of the model on the left.

Multiply the area of the model on the left by 4 to find the area of the model on the right.

20 sq cm × 4 = 80 sq cm