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)
To find the length of the rectangle in Spencer's new scale drawing, we need to determine the scale factor by dividing the new width by the original width.
Scale factor = New width / Original width
Scale factor = 1.5 inches / Original width
Since the new width is 1.5 inches long, and Spencer initially drew the width to represent the city block, it means the original width of the city block is equivalent to 1.5 inches.
Scale factor = 1.5 inches / 1.5 inches
Scale factor = 1
So, the length of the rectangle in Spencer's new scale drawing will be 1 times the original length, which is the same as the length of the city block.
1.5 inches * 1 = 1.5 inches
Therefore, the length of the rectangle in Spencer's new scale drawing will be 1.5 inches.