Question

A scale model of a rectangle building lot measures 7 ft by 5ft. Id the actual house will be built using a scale factor of 12. What is the area of the actual building lot?

Answer 1

Answer:

5040 ft^2

Step-by-step explanation:

The area of rectangle is: 7 ft by 5 ft

The scaling is done by multiplying the dimensions with the sale factor.

so,

The area of actual house will be:

(7*12) x (5*12)

= 84 * 60

= 5040 ft^2

So the area of actual building is 5040 ft^2 ..