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
The area of the scale drawing is ___ times the area of the original.
The scale factor is 1.5, so the area is scaled by the square of the scale factor, which is (1.5)^2 = 2.25.
Therefore, the area of the scale drawing is 2.25 times the area of the original square.