Question

The smaller rectangle is a 1/2 scale drawing of the original figure.

Answer 1

Since the smaller rectangle is a 1/2 scale drawing of the original figure, you may either multiply the measurements of the original figure by 1/2 or divide the measurements of the original figure by 2. Then, to find the area, multiply the length times the width.

Length: 36/2 = 18 cm
Width: 28/2 = 14 cm
Area: 18 * 14 = 252 cm²

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Answer 2

The scale of the smaller rectangle is 1/2 of the larger.

Divide each measurements by 2

36/2 = 18
length = 18 cm

28/2 = 14
width = 14 cm

A = length x width
A = 18 x 14
A = 252 cm²


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