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. (1 point)
Since the scale factor is 1.5, the area of the scale drawing will be 1.5^2 = 2.25 times larger than the original square.
Therefore, the area of the scale drawing is 2.25 times the area of the original square, which is equivalent to 2.25 in decimal form.