A landscape plan includes a rectangular flower bed that will need to be covered with soil. In the drawing, the rectangular flower bed is 4 in. by 5 in. The length and width of the actual flower bed will be 10 times larger than the length and width in the drawing. (a) What is the area of the drawing? Show your work. (b) What is the area of the actual flower bed? Show your work. (c) What is the effect on the area of the flower bed when the dimensions are multiplied by 10? Show your work.

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A landscape plan includes a rectangular flower bed that will need to be covered with soil. In the drawing, the
rectangular flower bed is 4 in. by 5 in. The length and width of the actual flower bed will be 10 times larger
than the length and width in the drawing.
(a) What is the area of the drawing? Show your work.
(b) What is the area of the actual flower bed? Show your work.
(c) What is the effect on the area of the flower bed when the dimensions are multiplied by 10? Show your
work.
Transcribed Image Text:A landscape plan includes a rectangular flower bed that will need to be covered with soil. In the drawing, the rectangular flower bed is 4 in. by 5 in. The length and width of the actual flower bed will be 10 times larger than the length and width in the drawing. (a) What is the area of the drawing? Show your work. (b) What is the area of the actual flower bed? Show your work. (c) What is the effect on the area of the flower bed when the dimensions are multiplied by 10? Show your work.
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