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
To find the area of Alfredo's scale drawing, you need to use the scale factor given in the table provided.
Let's say the original poster has dimensions 24 inches x 36 inches. This means the area of the original poster is 24 inches x 36 inches = 864 square inches.
If the scale factor for the length of the top edge is 0.5, then the length of the top edge of Alfredo's scale drawing will be 24 inches x 0.5 = 12 inches.
Now, let's find the dimensions of Alfredo's scale drawing using this scale factor.
Length of top edge: 12 inches
Width of scale drawing: (36 inches x 0.5) = 18 inches
Therefore, the area of Alfredo's scale drawing is 12 inches x 18 inches = 216 square inches.