SOLUTION: Please help with this problem. A rectangle parking space is m feet wide and n feet long. In the new design for the parking lot, each space will have its width increased by 1 foo

Question 1050184: Please help with this problem.
A rectangle parking space is m feet wide and n feet long. In the new design for the parking lot, each space will have its width increased by 1 foot and it's length increased by 20%.
A. Write a polynomial to represent the area of the new parking space.
B. Shoshanna says that the area of each new parking space is 20% larger than the area of the old parking space. Is this correct? Use the polynomial you wrote in part A to explain why or why not.
Thank you so much in advance, please show all work and explain how you got your answer.
Answer by advanced_Learner(501) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
wide
m
lenght
n
area=mn
New design
m+1
1.2n

can you guess the last part,every dimension increased by 20%
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