A rectangular mural is 24 feet in width and 36 feet in length. A scale drawing of the mural has a width of 8 inches. Find the length. What is the AREA, in inches, of the mural in the scale drawing?(1 point) Responses 864 in2 864 in2 40 in2 40 in2 72 in2 72 in2 96 in2 96 in2
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The correct answer is 40 in2.
To find the length in the scale drawing, use the scale factor:
24 feet -> 8 inches
36 feet -> x inches
x = 36 * 8 / 24 = 12 inches
Now, to find the area in the scale drawing, use the formula for the area of a rectangle:
Area = length * width
Area = 12 inches * 8 inches = 96 square inches
Therefore, the correct answer is 96 in2.