Scale Drawings and Area Answers

A rectangular rug is 12.5 feet long and 10 feet wide. The rug needs to be reduced by a factor of . What is the area of the reduced rug?

A scale model of a rectangular building lot measures 7 feet by 5 feet. If the actual house will be built using a scale factor of 12, what is the area of the actual building lot?

A piece of carpet is 8 feet wide and 12 feet long. The carpet needs to be reduced by a scale factor so that the reduced carpet is 2 feet wide. What is the area of the reduced carpet?

A model of a rectangular patio at a landscaping business will be enlarged by a scale factor of 2 when it is installed in a customer’s back yard. The area of the new enlarged patio will be 160 square feet. Which is the area of the landscaper’s model?

The rectangle below has been enlarged by a scale of 3.5. [Not drawn to scale]What is the area of the enlarged rectangle?

The scale model of a rectangular patio will be enlarged by a scale factor of 2.5 to create the actual patio. The actual patio will be 15 feet by 20 feet. Which is the area of the scale model?

Beth enlarged the triangle below by a scale of 5. She found the area of the enlarged triangle. Her work is shown below. What was Beth’s error?

A rectangle is enlarged by a factor of 6.What is the area of the enlarged rectangle?

A room is 12 feet long and 10.5 feet wide. A scale model of the room is 3.5 feet wide. What is the area of the scale model?

The dimensions of a rectangular dining room are 18 feet by 16 feet. If a scale factor of is used to make a scale model of the dining room, what is the area of the dining room in the scale model?