A triangular flag has a height of 15 inches and a base length of 25 inches. Magnolia makes a scale drawing of the flag in which the base length is 10 inches. What is the area of Magnolia’s scale drawing? Solve the problem by computing the actual area from the scale drawing. Show your work.(4 points) like a 8 grader
To find the area of Magnolia's scale drawing, we need to first find the scale factor between the actual flag and the scale drawing.
Scale factor = Actual length / Length in scale drawing
Scale factor = 25 inches / 10 inches
Scale factor = 2.5
Now, we can find the height of the flag in the scale drawing:
Height in scale drawing = 15 inches / 2.5
Height in scale drawing = 6 inches
Now, we can find the area of the scale drawing:
Area = (1/2) * base * height
Area = (1/2) * 10 inches * 6 inches
Area = 30 square inches
Therefore, the area of Magnolia's scale drawing is 30 square inches.