The sides of a rectangle are scaled to be 1/4 of their original size

What describes the effect of the scaling on the surface area?


A. The surface area of the new prism is 1/4 as large as the original prism.

B. The surface area of the new prism is 1/8 as large as the original prism.

C. The surface area of the new prism is 1/16 as large as the original prism.

d. The surface area of the new prism is 1/24 as large as the original prism.