A rectangle has an area of 20 cm^2.  Its length and width are enlarged by scale factor 3.  Find the area of the enlarged rectangle.

Area Scale Factor = (Scale Factor)2

If the scale factor is 3 then:

ASF = 32

ASF = 9

Area of enlarged rectangle = 20x9

Area of enlarged rectangle = 180cm2

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