SOLUTION: Dave made a scale drawing of a new library on a sheet that is 8 ft. by 10 ft. he needs to reduce the dimensions of the drawing to 1/4 of the original size. What is the area of the

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Question 730883: Dave made a scale drawing of a new library on a sheet that is 8 ft. by 10 ft. he needs to reduce the dimensions of the drawing to 1/4 of the original size. What is the area of the new drawing?
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) About Me  (Show Source):
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decrease each dimension by a factor of sqrt(1/4)=1/2 to get:
4 ft by 5 ft