Dbe is obtained by enlarging abc. if the area of abc is 3 square units, what is the area of dbe? a. 27 square units b. 24 square units c. 12 square units d. 9 square units

In two similar triangles, like the one we see above, the ratio of their areas is the square of the ratio of their sides. 

Based on the graph, we see that BD is 3 times larger than BA. This means that the area of DBE will be 3² times larger, or 9 times larger, than the area of ABC.

Area of ABC = 3 square units
Area of DBE = 3 * 9 = 27 square units
Answer is A. 

The quotient means divide

when dividing,as well as multiplying, if the signs are the same, ur result will be positive
and when the signs are different, the result will be negative

so if the result is positive, this tells me the signs of the dividend and the divisor are both the same, either both positive, or both negative.