Veronica was asked to scale a square of quilt fabric with a side length of 50 cm using a scale factor of 30%. What is the new side length of the square?
Question
Veronica was asked to scale a square of quilt fabric with a side length of 50 cm using a scale factor of 30%. What is the new side length of the square?
Solution
To find the new side length of the square, we need to multiply the original side length by the scale factor.
Step 1: Convert the scale factor from percentage to decimal. 30% = 0.30
Step 2: Multiply the original side length by the scale factor. 50 cm * 0.30 = 15 cm
So, the new side length of the square is 15 cm.
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