SOLUTION: How much larger is an area of 225 cm^2 than an area of 144 cm^2? Thank you for any help you can give.

Question 647755: How much larger is an area of 225 cm^2 than an area of 144 cm^2?
Thank you for any help you can give.
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How much larger is an area of than an area of
an area of has a square with side
an area of has a square with side

if you draw these two squares inside each other (so they have one common corner and two sides overlap each other) you will see the difference in their areas.
Since the difference in sides is , the larger square has larger area than smaller square from one side, and larger area than smaller square from the other side. So, total difference in area is

answer: an area of is larger than an area of

OR, the simplest way to get this solution is to subtract from

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