The area of the square in the drawing is 4 inches
A scale drawing is a reduced form in terms of dimensions of an original image / building / object
scale of the drawing = original dimensions / dimensions of the scale drawing
Area of a square = length²
The side of the square can be determined by calculating the square root of the area
√144 ft = 12 feet
Each side measures 12 feet
From the question, 1 in : 6ft
The length of the side of the scale drawing = 12 / 6 = 2 inches
Area of the square drawing = 2 x 2 = 4 inches
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