Length and Area in Scale Drawings Quick Check

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Question
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A parallelogram shows the longer side on the top measuring 9 inches and the shorter side on the right measuring 3 inches.

Tiyane makes a scale drawing of the parallelogram. The longer side of the parallelogram is 22.5 inches in her drawing. What is the length of the parallelogram’s shorter side in Tiyane’s scale drawing?

(1 point)
Responses

60 inches
60 inches

7.5 inches
7.5 inches

0.4 inches
0.4 inches

2.5 inches

The correct answer is 7.5 inches.