Rowen uses a scale factor of 1.5 to make a scale drawing of a square. How does the area of the scale drawing compare to that of the original square? Write your answer in decimal form..
The area of the scale drawing will be 1.5^2 = 2.25 times the area of the original square.
So, the area of the scale drawing will be 2.25 times bigger than the area of the original square.
In decimal form, this can be written as 2.25.