Answer:
A. the area of the large pond is 16 times the area of the small pond
Explanation:
let's say 4 is the radius of the small circle, which means the area is 50.26548
if the large circle is 4 times the small circle, that means it's radius is 16 which means the area is 804.24772
so if you divide the big circle area by the small circle area:
804.24772/50.26548
it gives you 16.00000079577 which is rounded to 16
therefore, the bigger circle is 16 times bigger than the smaller circle