Consider the scale drawing and actual drawing of an office. A smaller rectangle has a length of 2.5 inches and width of 1.5 inches. A larger rectangle has a length of 5 yards and width of 3 yards.

Compare the scale drawing to the actual drawing. What information is needed to find the area?

1. The scale factor is
.
2. The area of the scale drawing is
.
3. To find the area of the actual drawing, multiply the area of the scale drawing by the

of the scale factor.