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You are correct:<br />
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(9/24)² &nbsp;= (3/8)² &nbsp;= &nbsp;9/64
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You are correct:

(9/24)²  = (3/8)²  =  9/64

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BTW, if that really is the way the problem was shown, it's easy to see where the confusion came from. I started looking at it the same way you did.<br />
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Thanks.<br />
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Tom<br />

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BTW, if that really is the way the problem was shown, it's easy to see where the confusion came from. I started looking at it the same way you did.

Thanks.

Tom


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This is a problem that works better in English than numbers:<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; 9 square inches : 2 square feet &nbsp; &nbsp; is unambiguous.
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This is a problem that works better in English than numbers:

    9 square inches : 2 square feet     is unambiguous.

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9 in^2:2 ft^2 &nbsp;Answer 1/32.<br />
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I can't seem to get the right answer. First I converted 2 ft. to 24 in. Then I squared both.<br />
9*9=81 and 24*24=576 then reduced to lowest terms. Do I misunderstand order of operations? Thanks.<br />
=81/576 =9/64
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9 in^2:2 ft^2  Answer 1/32.

I can't seem to get the right answer. First I converted 2 ft. to 24 in. Then I squared both.
9*9=81 and 24*24=576 then reduced to lowest terms. Do I misunderstand order of operations? Thanks.
=81/576 =9/64

Express each ratio in lowest terms.

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