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The rectangle shows the outline of a campsite in a national forest. Anna makes a scale drawing of the campsite in which the longer side measures 1 meter. What is the area of the scale drawing in square meters?
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O 0.75 square meters
O 3.5 square centimeters
• 12 square meters
O 1.33 square meters
The longer side of the rectangle measures 3 meters in real life. In the scale drawing, the longer side measures 1 meter. This means that the scale factor is 3:1.
To find the area of the scale drawing, we need to square the scale factor. (3:1)^2 = 9.
Since the area of the rectangle in real life is 3m x 4m = 12 square meters, the area of the scale drawing is 12 square meters / 9 = 1.33 square meters.
Therefore, the correct answer is 1.33 square meters.