<PRE><B>Question 878668</B>
rectangle A:
3x and 3y.
area is 3x*3y=9xy
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rectangle B:
x and y.
area is xy=32



WHAT is the question?  The only question which can be answered is, how many times bigger is the area of rectA than rectB ?   The ratio of areas of A to B is 9.
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