Answer:
216 square centimeters
Step-by-step explanation:
Area of a rectangle = L * W
where
L = length
W = width
We are not given the original length and width but we are given
Area = L * W = 54
Scaling a rectangle by 2 means its length and width are each enlarged by 2
That means original length L becomes 2L
original width W becomes 2W
New area = 2L * 2W = 4L*W
Comparing this to the original area of LW we see that the area is scaled by 4 times
So new area = 4 * 54 = 216 square centimeters
