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What’s the area of the other figure?

What’s the area of the other figure?-example-1
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Answer:

12 in²

Explanation:

The ratio of areas is the square of the ratio of linear dimensions.

A/27 = (8/12)²

A = 27(2/3)² = 12

The area of the smaller figure is 12 in².

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