Clarissa made a scale drawing of a rectangle. She used a scale factor of 3 to draw the new rectangle. How does the length of the new rectangle compare to the original?
The length of the new rectangle is One-third the length of the original.
The length of the new rectangle is StartFraction 1 over 12 EndFraction the length of the original.
The length of the new rectangle is 3 times the length of the original.
The length of the new rectangle is 12 times the length of the original.

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jigglypuff314 · Answer

Hello @2004266 and Welcome to QuestionCove!

I'm sorry that your question was not answered earlier.

The problem you are asking about is testing whether you know what a "scale factor" is.

A scale factor in this case is the multiplier by which you multiply one side of a rectangle to get the new side length of the similar rectangle.

Essentially we have an equation:
(Side Length of New Rectangle) = (Side Length of Original Rectangle) x (Scale Factor)

Using this formula, you can figure out which one of your answers would be correct.
Please let me know if you are still stuck :)