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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A rectangle has a base of 5 inches and a height of 7 inches. If the dimensions are cut in half, what will happen to the area of the rectangle?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Would it be 1/4 of the original figure?

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

yup

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

the ratio of areas = ratio of squares of the sides so its (1/2)^2 = 1/4

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