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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?
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Responses
0.4 inches
0.4 inches
7.5 inches
7.5 inches
60 inches
60 inches
2.5 inches
The scale factor used by Tiyane can be calculated as the ratio of the longer sides of the original and the scale drawing.
Scale Factor = 22.5 inches / 9 inches = 2.5
Now, to find the length of the shorter side in Tiyane's scale drawing, we can multiply the shorter side of the original parallelogram by the scale factor:
Shorter Side in Tiyane's Drawing = 3 inches * 2.5 = 7.5 inches
Therefore, the length of the parallelogram's shorter side in Tiyane's scale drawing is 7.5 inches.
The correct answer is: 7.5 inches