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?

1. The scale factor is

2. The area of the scale drawing is

1.5 in.

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.

3 yd

5 yd