Harris has a triangular flag. He wants to cut out a similar flag that has dimensions one-fifth of the original flag. If the area of the original flag is 1250 square inches, what is the area of the new flag that Harris cuts out?

a)10in^2
b)25in^2
c)50in^2
D)65in^2

Question

Harris has a triangular flag. He wants to cut out a similar flag that has dimensions one-fifth of the original flag. If the area of the original flag is 1250 square inches, what is the area of the new flag that Harris cuts out?

a)10in^2
b)25in^2
c)50in^2
D)65in^2

anonymous · Answer

is it c (divide by the square of the ratio)

anonymous · Answer

Thanks but I keep commingout with 25 because 25sqred is 650...