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

three times the area of the original cardboard piece

twice the area of the original cardboard piece

one-sixth of the area of the original cardboard piece

Question

Tom cuts a piece of cardboard in the shape shown below.
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?

 three times the area of the original cardboard piece

 twice the area of the original cardboard piece
 
 one-sixth of the area of the original cardboard piece

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anonymous · Answer

i found the answer to be "three times the area of the original cardboard piece"