Question

If the dimensions of a rectangle become one-third of the original dimensions, then area of the new rectangle will be _______of the area of the original rectangle?

Answer 1

xy, x-> x/3, y-> y/3, xy/9

Answer 2

so it would be 9 times the area of the rectangle?

Answer 3

If you cut the sides, how can the area increase?

Answer 4

well if they cut the dimensions by a third would they cut the divide the area by 3? or 9? since when they use area you square things

Answer 5

xy, x-> x/3, y-> y/3, xy/9

Answer 6

i'm sorry but that just confuses me, verbally, what would that be said as?

Answer 7

If the sides of a rectangle are x and y and these dimensions are reduced to 1/3 of x and y, the resultant area is xy/9

Answer 8

so then i will say "The new rectangle will be xy/9of the area of the original rectangle?

Answer 9

can i use a fraction as an answer instead since it's being reduced?

Answer 10

You wrote "xy/9of the area"

In English this says "1/9 of the area of the area"

Answer 11

Oh okay, that makes a lot more sense :)

Answer 12

All you need to put in the space is "1/9"

Answer 13

Thank you!

Answer 14

ur welcome.