Question

If you wanted to reduce a 8 by 6 rectangle by a ratio of 1/4,what would the dimensions of the new rectangle be?

Answer 1

Answer=2 by 1.5

Rectangle= 8 by 6

Reduced Rectangle= 1/4(8) by 1/4(6)
Reduced Rectangle= 2 by 1.5

Answer 2

Answer:

The dimensions of the new rectangle are $2\ by\ 1.5$

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

In this problem the ratio of $\frac{1}{4}$ is equal to the scale factor

To obtain the dimensions of the new rectangle multiply the dimensions of the original rectangle by the scale factor

so

$8*(1/4)=2\ units$

$6*(1/4)=1.5\ units$