Beth enlarged the triangle below by a scale of 5.
A triangle with a base of 4 centimeters and height of 3.5 centimeters.
She found the area of the enlarged triangle. Her work is shown below.
One-half (4) (3.5) (5) = 35 centimeters squared
What was Beth’s error?
She should have divided One-half (4) (3.5) by 5.
She should have divided One-half (4) (3.5) by 5 squared.
She should have multiplied (4) (3.5) by 5.
She should have multiplied One-half (4) (3.5) by 5 squared.
I don't get it, what is the answer
It’s D
You have to multiply the area of the actual drawing by the square of the enlargement