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Answer 1

The area of a rectangle is given by \[A=w \times l\]The area of the slide is \[A_{slide} = \frac 38 \times \frac 34\]. The area of the screen is \[A _{screen}=3\frac12\times 7\]The ratio of the area of the slide to the area of the screen is \[\frac{A _{slide}}{A _{screen}}=?\]

Answer 2

would that be area of the slide divided by the area of the screen?

Answer 3

I guess technically it is the ratio \[A _{slide}:A _{screen}\]

Answer 4

Note: the width and length of the slide is given in inches and the width and length of the screen is given in feet. Therefore what I stated before should have been:
The area of a rectangle is given by\[A=w×l\]The area of the slide is\[A_{slide}=\frac38×\frac34 =\frac{9}{32}=0.28\text{ inches}^2\]The area of the screen is\[A_{screen}=3\frac12×7=\frac{49}{2}\text{ feet}^2=3528\text{ inches}^2\]The ratio of the area of the slide to the area of the screen is\[{A_{slide}}:{A_{screen}}=1:?\]