Question

A rectangle has an area of 20 square feet. A similar rectangle has an area of 180 square feet. What is the ratio of the areas of these similar rectangles?

Answer 1

1 to 9. hope this is what you were looking for☺

Answer 2

1:9

Explanation:

The area of the first rectangle = 20 square feet.

The area of the second rectangle = 180 square feet.

The ratio of their areas:

Area of rectangle 1: Area of Rectangle 2=20:180

Next, we reduce 20:180 to its lowest form.

20:180

Divide both sides by 10

This gives the ratio of the areas as:

1:9