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The dimensions of a 7-cm by 2-cm rectangle are
multiplied by 3. How is the area affected?

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Original rectangle: Since the area of a rectangle is the length * width, the area of this rectangle is 7 * 2 = 14 square cm.

New rectangle: The new dimensions of this are 7*3 = 21 cm by 2*3 = 6 cm. To find the area, we multiply these two together. 21*6 = 126 square cm.

126 is 9 times greater than 14, so the area will be multiplied by 9.

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