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The lengths of the sides of two rectangles are proportional. The length and breadth of the smaller are `12 cm` and `4 cm` respectively. The length of the larger rectangle is `18 cm`.
a) Write the ratio between the sides of the smaller rectangle.
b) What is the breadth of the larger rectangle?

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a) Ratio `=1: 3`
b) Breadth `=6 ~cm`
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