SOLUTION: The scale factor of two circles is 3:2. The area of the larger circle is 81(pie). Find the area of the smaller circles.

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Question 442575: The scale factor of two circles is 3:2. The area of the larger circle is 81(pie). Find the area of the smaller circles.
Answer by swincher4391(1107)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the scale factor is and the area ratio is then we can set up a proportion.

We can cross multiply:




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