jeremy wants to enlarge his younger brothers 5 foot by 5 foot sandbox by multiplying the dimensions by 3. How will the area of the sandbox be affected?

Answer 1

So the new dimensions are 5x3=15m by 5x3=15m
So... the new area is 15 x 15 = 225
And the question asks how will the area be affected. They are looking to see the relationship between 25 and 225 (that is, how many times bigger is 225 than 25)

Answer 2

Well the answer is simple all it is multiplied by 3