We have a rectangle of base 6 and height 4. We have a rectangle like this:
Now, we have a scale factor of 3. We need to multiply each side by 3:
Now the rectangle has a height of 12 and a base of 18.
The area of a rectangle is h*b. Then, the area of the scaled copy is:
[tex]A=12\cdot18\Rightarrow A=216[/tex]
Therefore, the scaled copy has an area of 216 square units.
