SOLUTION: The ratio of two similar parallelograms are 3:2 what is the ratio of the areas

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Question 964081: The ratio of two similar parallelograms are 3:2 what is the ratio of the areas
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Let L = length of the smaller parallelogram
Let W = the width of the smaller parallelogram
The area of the smaller parallelogram is L*W
The area of the larger parallelogram is %28%28%283%2F2%29%2AL%29%28%283%2F2%29%2AW%29%29 = %289%2F4%29L%2AW
This means the ratio of the areas is %28%289%2F4%29L%2AW%29%2F%28L%2AW%29
Simplifying, the ratio is 9/4 = 9:4