Question

Employees of the store in the example wear shirts with the logo on the back. The scale from the original logo in inches to the shirt in inches is 1:8. What is the area of the logo on their shirts.

Answer 1

• 72 in²

Explanation:

The original logo is a triangle and has dimensions of

• 1.5 in x 1.5 in

The scale factor is

• Original to shirt = 1:8

Area of the logo on shirts

• A = 1/2bh
• A = 1/2*(1.5*8)(1.5*8) =72 in²