A rectangle 4 cm long and 2 cm wide is enlarged by 3:1, and the area of the figure is______ .

A rectangle 4 cm long and 2 cm wide is enlarged by 3:1, and the area of the figure is______ .

The enlarged length is: 4 × 3 = 12 (CM), the enlarged width is: 2 × 3 = 6 (CM), the enlarged area is: 12 × 6 = 72 (square cm); answer: the area of the figure is 72 square cm. So the answer is: 72 square cm