Question

Mona has a triangular flag. She wants to cut out a similar flag that has dimensions one-fourth of the original flag. If the area of the original flag is 320 square inches, what is the area of the new flag that Mona cuts out?
16 in2

20 in2

32 in2

80 in2

Answer 1

is it 80 in2
320/.25

Answer 2

.25=1/4

Answer 3

you do not have any dimension of the triangle beside the area?

Answer 4

am i right?

Answer 5

no

Answer 6

if the dimensions are 1:4 then the area will be 1^2:4^2 1:16

the area of the smaller flag will be 1/16 of the original

so 320/16 = 20

the area of the smaller flag is 20 inches^2

Answer 7

ok..thnxx

Answer 8

hope it helps

Answer 9

so it wouldnt just be
320/1/4