Tom cuts a piece of cardboard in the shape shown below.

A quadrilateral ABCD is shown with AB parallel to DC and AD is perpendicular to DC.

He plans to cut another piece of cardboard in the same shape. The length of the sides AB and DC of the new piece of cardboard are made six times the original dimensions, and the length of the side AD is halved. What is the area of the new cardboard piece?
Answer

twice the area of the original cardboard piece

one-sixth of the area of the original cardboard piece

one-third of the area of the original cardboard piece

three times the

Question

Tom cuts a piece of cardboard in the shape shown below.

A quadrilateral ABCD is shown with AB parallel to DC and AD is perpendicular to DC.

He plans to cut another piece of cardboard in the same shape. The length of the sides AB and DC of the new piece of cardboard are made six times the original dimensions, and the length of the side AD is halved. What is the area of the new cardboard piece?
Answer
		
twice the area of the original cardboard piece
		
one-sixth of the area of the original cardboard piece
		
one-third of the area of the original cardboard piece
		
three times the

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