How does the land masses and population of the united states compare to latin america?

landmass:

latin america: 7,941,950 sq. mi

usa: 3,165,630 sq. mi

Population:

Latin america: 517,385,900

usa:281,422,000

the answer would be the third option, "no, ariel should have added 9^2 and 12^2 and compared that to 15^2."

this is found through the pythagorean theorem, which is a^2 + b^2 = c^2.

this is the correct way of solving the problem:

9^2 + 12^2 = 15^2

81 + 144 = 225

225 = 225