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The side length of square A is 36 cm. The side length of square B is 42 cm. What is the ratio of the area of square A to the area of square B? Express your answer as a common fraction.
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The side length of square A is 36 cm. The side length of square B is 42 cm. What is the ratio of the area of square A to the area of square B? Express your answer as a common fraction.

User Hans Henrik Eriksen
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Answer:

36:49

Explanation:

The area of a square can be found using the formula

A=s^2

A=36^2

A=1296

A=42^2

A=1764

ratio=1296:1764

simplified is: 36/49

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