1994 AJHSME Problems/Problem 16

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Problem

The perimeter of one square is $3$ times the perimeter of another square. The area of the larger square is how many times the area of the smaller square?

$\text{(A)}\ 2 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 3 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 4 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 6 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 9$