SOLUTION: An original rectangle has a length of 8 and a width of 24. What happens to the area if the new width is one half the original width? Verify your answer.

Question 308670: An original rectangle has a length of 8 and a width of 24. What happens to the area if the new width is one half the original width? Verify your answer.
Answer by CharlesG2(834) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An original rectangle has a length of 8 and a width of 24. What happens to the area if the new width is one half the original width? Verify your answer.
original rectangle Area = Length * Width = 8 * 24 = 192
1/2 * 24 = 12
new rectangle Area = 8 * 12 = 96
the Area halves

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