SOLUTION: A floor has two square-shaped designs. The area of the second square-shaped design is twenty-five times greater than the area of the first square-shaped design. Which statement giv

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Question 583722: A floor has two square-shaped designs. The area of the second square-shaped design is twenty-five times greater than the area of the first square-shaped design. Which statement gives the correct relationship between the lengths of the sides of the two squares?
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The areas of two squares are in proportion as to the square of their sides. So if the areas are in proportion of 25:1, then the sides must be in proportion .

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