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If the area of the pentagon is 36, what is the area of the larger pentagon?

If the area of the pentagon is 36, what is the area of the larger pentagon?-example-1
User Mpowroznik
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Answer: 64 would be the area

Explanation:

User Maxime Lorant
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Answer:

64

Explanation:

16 ÷ 12 = 1.33 (rounded to 2 decimal places)

1.33 = scale factor

1.33² = area scale factor

1.33² × 36 = 64 (rounded to a whole number)

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