triangle MNO is dilated by a scale factor of 7/8 to create triangle M'N'O. the area of triangle is x square units. what is the area of triangle MNO is x square units
The area of a triangle is proportionally scaled by the square of the scale factor.
In this case, the scale factor is 7/8, so the area of triangle M'N'O is equal to (7/8)^2 = 49/64 times the area of triangle MNO.
Therefore, if the area of triangle M'N'O is x square units, the area of triangle MNO is (64/49) * x square units.