What is the area of the original rectangle?
A.8cm sq
B.20cm sq
C.25cm sq
D.40cm sq
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Answer:
A. 8 cm sq
Step-by-step explanation:
Find the scale factor
new width/original width
8/1.6=5
calculate length of original rectangle
new length/scale factor
25/5=5cm
Find area of original rectangle
A=l×w
A=1.6×5=8cm²
A is the answer
You find the scale factor by doing 8÷1.6 which = 5
Then you do 25÷5=5
And then times 5 and 1.6 together to get 8cm sq