Question

A rectangle has a perimeter of 48 ft. The length and width are scaled by a factor 1.5. What is the perimeter of the resulting rectangle? Enter your answer in the box. ft

Answer 1

Perimeter is the sum of the 4 sides. If the sides are scaled by a factor of 1.5, then the perimeter is also scaled by a factor of 1.5.

New perimeter: 48 ft x 1.5 = 72 feet.