Two similar triangles have perimeters of 12 feet and 36 feet, respectively. If the area of the smaller triangle is 6 square feet, what is the area of the larger triangle?
36 = 3 * 12
if length ratio is 3
then area ratio is 3*3 or 9
9*6 = 54
if length ratio is 3
then area ratio is 3*3 or 9
9*6 = 54