Question

Rectangle ABCD with length 24 feet and width 20 feet is dilated by a scale factor of 4/3. What is the area of rectangle A'B'C'D'?​

Answer 1

multiply the length and with by the scale factor:

24 x 4/3 = 32 feet

20 x 4/3 = 26 2/3 feet

Area is length x width:

32 x 26 2/3 = 853 1/3 square feet.