Consider the scale drawing and actual drawing of an
office.
Compare the scale drawing to the actual drawing.
What information is needed to find the area?
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1.5 in.
1. The scale factor is .
2. The area of the scale drawing is
2.5 in.
3. To find the area of the actual drawing, multiply the
area of the scale drawing by the
of the scale factor.
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