Question

The scale drawing of a rectangular room will be enlarged by a scale factor of 4 to create the actual room. The actual area of the room will be 150 square feet. Which expression finds the area of the scale drawing?

StartFraction 4 squared over 150 squared EndFraction
StartFraction 4 squared over 150 EndFraction
StartFraction 150 over 4 squared EndFraction
StartFraction 150 over 4 EndFraction

Answer 1

150/4

Explanation:

Answer 2

D. 150/4

Explanation:

So we know that

scale size * scale factor = actual size

We are given the actual size (150) and the scale factor (4), so plug those in.

scale size * 4 = 150

scale size = 150/4

The answer is D. 150/4