In the diagram, PQRS and JKLM are squares. Each corner of JKLM is one third of the way along an edge of PQRS. What is the ratio of the area of JKLM to the area of PQRS?
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1 : 2
5 : 9
3 : 5
4 : 7
3 : 4 𝐾
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