Question 480525
36 times because multiplying the length of each side of a square
by a number increases the area by the SQUARE of the number each
side was multiplied by, and 6² is 36.


{{{drawing(400,320,-1,9,-1,7,

rectangle(0,0,1,1), rectangle(2,0,8,6) )}}}

To prove it:


{{{drawing(400,320,-1,9,-1,7,

rectangle(0,0,1,1), rectangle(2,0,8,6),
rectangle(2,1,8,2), rectangle(2,3,8,4),
rectangle(2,5,8,6),

rectangle(2,0,3,6),rectangle(4,0,5,6),

rectangle(6,0,7,6) )}}}

Count the little squares in the big square at the right.
You'll find there are 36 of them and each one is the same
size as the little square at the left.

Edwin</pre>