document.write( "Question 443128: a rectangle has its length increased by a factor of three and its width increased by a factor of two. what is the ratio of the area of the original rectangle to the area of the larger rectangle?
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a rectangle has its length increased by a factor of three and its width increased by a factor of two.
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\n" ); document.write( "Let L = original Length
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\n" ); document.write( "3L = increased length
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\n" ); document.write( "Let W = original width
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\n" ); document.write( "2W = increased width
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\n" ); document.write( "LW = original area
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\n" ); document.write( "3L*2W = 6LW increased area
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\n" ); document.write( "Cancel LW
\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2F6\" or 1:6 is the ratio of the areas\r
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