After the increase in the dimensions of the sign, the effect on the area of the sign is that the new area is 8 times larger than the initial area.
The sign has the shape of a rectangle. A rectangle has four sides. The opposite sides are equal in length.
The area of a rectangle = length x width.
Jimmy is making the sign bigger by increasing the size of the length and width. Let's imagine that the width is 8cm and the length is 10cm.
The initial area of the sign = 10 x 8 = 80 cm
After the increase in the dimensions, the length is are 40cm and 16cm for the width.
New area = 40 x 16 = 640
Number of times the new area is greater than the initial area = 640 / 80 = 8 times larger
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