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GachaGirl23:

A rectangle is reduced by a scale factor of One-fourth. A large rectangle has a length of 16 and width of 12. A smaller rectangle has length of 4 and width of 3. Which choices show the ratio of the area of the smaller rectangle to the area of the larger rectangle?

GachaGirl23:

these are the options

GachaGirl23:

someone plz help me!!!

GachaGirl23:

I really need help on this question I did not mean to alarm you sorry

GachaGirl23:

thx

GachaGirl23:

will someone plz answer the question?

Extrinix:

patience Gacha it takes time to figure out problems

LadyRavyRay:

Step-by-step explanation: we know that If two figures are similar, the the ratio of its areas is equal to the scale factor squared In this problem The scale factor is 1/4 Let z ---> the scale factor x ---> the area of the smaller rectangle y ---> the area of the large rectangle so we have substitute Verify each option a) we have Compare with so This option no show the ratio of the area of the smaller rectangle to the area of the larger rectangle b) we have Compare with so This option show the ratio of the area of the smaller rectangle to the area of the larger rectangle c) we have Compare with so This option show the ratio of the area of the smaller rectangle to the area of the larger rectangle d) we have Compare with so This option no show the ratio of the area of the smaller rectangle to the area of the larger rectangle e) we have Compare with so This option show the ratio of the area of the smaller rectangle to the area of the larger rectangle

LadyRavyRay:

I have no idea if the numbers went though

GachaGirl23:

they did not go through

GachaGirl23:

it si just blanks

LadyRavyRay:

Sorry, would you just like the answer?

GachaGirl23:

yes plz

jhonyy9:

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @LadyRavyRay Sorry, would you just like the answer? \(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{End of Quote}}\) please dont give direct answers

LadyRavyRay:

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @jhonyy9 \(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @LadyRavyRay Sorry, would you just like the answer? \(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{End of Quote}}\) please dont give direct answers \(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{End of Quote}}\) She/he wants them. I just asked.

LadyRavyRay:

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jhonyy9:

no bc. this is opposite to the rules of QC

LadyRavyRay:

-_- ok, boomer.

jhonyy9:

@XioGonz

GachaGirl23:

aight

LadyRavyRay:

Oops, the answer is already there. -_-

GachaGirl23:

yeah...

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