The surface area of a figure is 496msquared if the dimensions are multipled by 1/2 what will be the surface area of the new figure

Answer 1

Let's assume we are dealing with a rectangle. We know that the area is the length (l) times the width (w).

A = l x w

If we were to cut the dimensions in half we would get

A = (1/2)l x (1/2)w

A = (1/4)(l x w)

Therefore, the new surface are would be 1/4 of the original area:

A_new = (1/4)A_original

A_new = (1/4)(496)

A_new = 124

Therefore, the new area would be 124m².

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