SOLUTION: I am stuck on this question. My answer was 1.05 x 1.95, but I got it wrong. What did I do wrong? A rectangle with dimensions 7 x 13 is enlarged by 15%. What are the new dimension

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Question 707546: I am stuck on this question. My answer was 1.05 x 1.95, but I got it wrong. What did I do wrong?
A rectangle with dimensions 7 x 13 is enlarged by 15%. What are the new dimensions?

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A rectangle with dimensions 7 x 13 is enlarged by 15%. What are the new dimensions?
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If its dimensions are enlarged by 15%, then
7 --> 7 + 0.15*7 = 8.05
13 --> 13*1.15 = 14.95

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