SOLUTION: One rectangle is 1/2 as wide and 1/4 as long as another rectangle. how do the areas of the 2 rectangles compare We know the answer is one area is 1/8 of the other, but how do yo

Question 352122: One rectangle is 1/2 as wide and 1/4 as long as another rectangle. how do the areas of the 2 rectangles compare
We know the answer is one area is 1/8 of the other, but how do you get it?
thanks!
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
One rectangle is 1/2 as wide and 1/4 as long as another rectangle. how do the areas of the 2 rectangles compare
We know the answer is one area is 1/8 of the other, but how do you get it?
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The area of one of the rectangles is LW
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The area of the other is (1/4)L*(1/2)W = (1/8)LW
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So one area is (1/8) the area of the other.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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