Hey there!
The answer to your first question is 4.5 inches by 6 inches.
We can solve this by doing 3 x 1.5 and 4 x 1.5, which equals 4.5 and 6.
The answer to the second part is 27 inches²
The formula for area is length times width, so you can do 4.5 x 6
The answer to the third part is Ralph is incorrect because he probably found the area of the original dimensions, and then multiplied it by 1.5. You have to find the actual dimensions first, and then find the area.
Hope this helps. Good luck, have a great day, and let me know if there's more.