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

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 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?
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?
The trapezoid below has been enlarged by a scale of 1.5. What is the area of the enlarged trapezoid?

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?
A scale model of a rectangular patio is 6 feet long and 3 feet wide. The actual patio is 15 feet long. What is the area of the actual patio?
The rectangle below has been enlarged by a scale of 3.5. [Not drawn to scale]What is the area of the enlarged rectangle?

A rectangle is reduced by a scale factor of .Which choices show the ratio of the area of the smaller rectangle to the area of the larger rectangle? Select three options.






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?

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