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Answer:
9 ft
Step-by-step explanation:
The length is 3 times the width, so in the larger rectangle it will be ...
length = 3×width = 3×(3 ft) = 9 ft
The length of the larger rectangle is 9 feet.
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Additional comment
We used the fact that the ratios of side lengths (length:width) are the same for similar figures.
You can also recognize that the larger rectangle's dimensions are 3/2 times those of the smaller rectangle. (3/2)(6 ft) = 9 ft . . . length of larger rectangle
