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

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anonymous · Answer

Do they give you choices?

anonymous · Answer

Nope I have to type in the answer

anonymous · Answer

Oh, alright. So, what it seems like to me is that it would be is smaller.

anonymous · Answer

*be smaller

anonymous · Answer

I don't think that's the answer they are looking for though, but thanks

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

Let A be the area of the original rectangle


So A = LW where L and W are the length and width


If the length and width are 1/4 of their original size, then L becomes L/4 and W becomes W/4

So the new area is (L/4)*(W/4) = (LW)/(4*4) = LW/16 = A/16


So the new area is one-sixteenth of the original area.

anonymous · Answer

Thank you

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

you're welcome