Spencer draws a rectangle to represent the size of the city block where he lives. The rectangle is labeled in inches. Spencer decides he wants to make a smaller scale drawing of the rectangle in which the width is just 1.5 inches long. What will be the length of the rectangle in Spencer's new scale drawing? Write your answer in decimal form. (1 point) the answer isnt 1.5
To find the length of the rectangle in Spencer's new scale drawing, we need to determine the scale factor between the original rectangle and the new drawing.
Let's say the original length of the rectangle is L inches and the original width is W inches.
Then, the scale factor is given by:
Scale factor = Length of new drawing / Length of original drawing
Scale factor = 1.5 inches / L inches
Since the width of the new drawing is 1.5 inches, the width in the original drawing must be W inches.
Therefore, the scale factor is:
1.5 inches / L inches = 1.5 / W
Now, to find the length of the rectangle in Spencer's new scale drawing, we can use the scale factor:
1.5 inches / L inches = 1.5 / W
W = L / 1.5
Since the original rectangle is a square (L = W), the length of the rectangle in Spencer's new scale drawing will be:
W = L / 1.5
W = 1.5 / 1.5
W = 1
Therefore, the length of the rectangle in Spencer's new scale drawing will be 1 inch.
ITS 2.5 IDIOT
I apologize for the error in my previous response. Thank you for pointing it out.
Given that the width of Spencer's new scale drawing is 1.5 inches and the original length of the rectangle is L inches, we can calculate the length of the rectangle in Spencer's new scale drawing as follows:
Scale factor = Length of new drawing / Length of original drawing
1.5 inches / L inches = 1.5 / L
L = 1.5 / 1.5
L = 1
Therefore, the length of the rectangle in Spencer's new scale drawing will be 1 inch. Thank you for your patience.