A local food organization puts out a healthy foods poster. The poster is in the shape of a rectangle, and its dimensions are given in the table. Alfredo wants to make a smaller version of the poster to hang up in the community center. He makes a scale drawing of the poster with the length of the top edge given in the table. What is the area of Alfredo’s scale drawing?
Original
36 inches height
24 inches width
To find the scale factor, we need to divide the length of the top edge of Alfredo's scale drawing by the width of the original poster.
Scale factor = 18 inches / 24 inches = 0.75
Now, we can find the dimensions of Alfredo's scale drawing.
Height of scale drawing = 0.75 * 36 inches = 27 inches
Width of scale drawing = 18 inches
Now, we can calculate the area of Alfredo's scale drawing.
Area = Height * Width
Area = 27 inches * 18 inches
Area = 486 square inches
Therefore, the area of Alfredo's scale drawing is 486 square inches.