Rowen uses a scale factor of 1.5 to make a scale drawing of a square. How does the area of the scale drawing compare to that of the original square? Write your answer in decimal form.(1 point)
The scale factor of 1.5 means that every side of the scale drawing is 1.5 times longer than the corresponding side of the original square.
Since the area of a square is determined by multiplying the length of one side by itself, the area of the scale drawing will be 1.5 times 1.5, or 2.25 times larger than the area of the original square.
So, the area of the scale drawing is 2.25 times the area of the original square.