Use the image to answer the question.
An illustration shows a rectangle with a length of 4 meters and a width of 3 meters.
The rectangle shows the outline of a campsite in a national forest. Anna makes a scale drawing of the campsite in which the longer side measures 1 meter. What is the area of the scale drawing in square meters?
To find the area of the scale drawing, we need to find the ratio of the lengths in the scale drawing to the actual lengths of the campsite.
In the scale drawing, the longer side measures 1 meter, while in the actual campsite, the longer side measures 4 meters.
Therefore, the ratio of the lengths in the scale drawing to the actual lengths is 1:4.
To find the area of the scale drawing, we multiply the ratio of the lengths squared.
The area of the scale drawing is (1/4)^2 = 1/16 square meters.