[tex]\bf \textit{area of a rectangle}\\\\
A=\boxed{lw}\qquad
\begin{cases}
l=length\\
w=width\\
-----\\
l=4.5l\\
w=4.5w
\end{cases}\implies A=4.5l\cdot 4.5w
\\\\\\
A=4.5^2lw\implies A=20.25\boxed{lw}[/tex]
so... if the length and width get increased by 4.5, how much does the area increase by?
well, for the smaller field, the area is just "lw", once you got to the larger field, and the length and width are 4.5 larger, then the area becomes 20.25 larger
now, if it costs to $176 to seed "lw", 176=lw, it'll cost 20.25*lw, or 20.25*176 to seed the larger 4.5 field