The area of the rectangle is 20 square inches. The rectangle is enlarged by a factor of 6. What is the area of the enlarged rectangle?

120 in.²

720 in.²

2,400 in.²

14,400 in.²

B

Step-by-step explanation:

Here, we are told that the rectangle is enlarged by a factor of 6, we now want to calculate the new area of the said rectangle.

Now, for the rectangle to have an area of 20, mathematically the area of a triangle can be calculated using the formula L * B

where L is the length and B is the breadth

our product here is 20, so any product that gives 20 would be a good fit as the value of the width and length of the rectangle

So, let’s say the sides measure 5 inches by 4 inches

Enlarging these by a factor of 6, we have 30 inches by 24 inches

The new area of the rectangle would thus be ;

30 inches * 24 inches = 720 inches^2

step-by-step explanation:

step 1: solve one of the equations for one of the variables. let's solve the first equation for y:

step 2: substitute that equation into the other equation, and solve for x.

step 3: substitute x = 4 x = 4 x=4 into one of the original equations, and solve for y.