Am I correct and do I write a=-2 or negative,2 will be better​

Will mark brainliest, , and rate to only chrislaurencelle clarissa made a scale drawing of a rectangle. she used a scale factor of 3 to draw the new rectangle. how does the length of the new rectangle compare to the original? the length of the new rectangle is 3 times shorter than the original. the length of the new rectangle is 12 times shorter than the original. the length of the new rectangle is 3 times longer than the original. the length of the new rectangle is 12 times longer than the original.