Rowen uses a scale factor of 1.5 to make a scale drawing of a square. How does the area of the scale drawing compare to that of the original square. Write your answer in decimal form.
Since the scale factor is 1.5, the side lengths of the scale drawing will be 1.5 times the side lengths of the original square.
Let's say the side length of the original square is 1 unit. Then the side length of the scale drawing will be 1.5 units.
The area of the original square is 1*1 = 1 square unit.
The area of the scale drawing is 1.5*1.5 = 2.25 square units.
Therefore, the area of the scale drawing is 2.25 times larger than the area of the original square.
This can be written in decimal form as 2.25.