A rectangular shaped flower garden has a length of 5 yards and an area of 15 square yards. A neighbors flower garden is similar and has a length of 7 yards. What is the area of the neighbors flower garden? round your answer to the nearest whole number.

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anonymous · Answer

What do you mean by similar? 
Do you mean it has the same area?

cwrw238 · Answer

or same shape?

anonymous · Answer

Im guessing this what i needed help on. :/

anonymous · Answer

Well, if it was size then.. 35 yd squared. 
it's more complicated with same area

anonymous · Answer

Thank you

cwrw238 · Answer

if its same shape then areas are in ratio 5^2:7^2 or 25 : 49
ie 15/x = 25/49
x = 49*15/25 =  49*3 / 5 =     147/5 =  29.4 sq yds