Answer :
When Emily reduces the scale drawing of her bedroom by a scale factor of 1/2, the shorter sides will measure 17.75 centimeters, hence answer a) 17.75 centimeters is correct.
Emily has a scale drawing of her bedroom with the shorter sides measuring 35.5 centimeters. She wants to reduce the size of the drawing by a scale factor of 1/2. To find the new measurement of the shorter sides after the reduction, we multiply the original length by the scale factor.
Calculation: 35.5 cm imes 1/2 = 17.75 cm.
Therefore, the measure of the shorter sides after reducing the drawing by a scale factor of 1/2 will be 17.75 centimeters (Option a).