SOLUTION: if the length of a rectangle is increased by 20% and width of the same rectangle is decreased by 20%, then area of the rectangle increase/decrease by___?

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Question 762600: if the length of a rectangle is increased by 20% and width of the same rectangle is decreased by 20%, then area of the rectangle increase/decrease by___?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
w and h dimensions of the rectangle.
Area, .

and are the new dimensional values
makes area now of this rectangle .



Appears to be an area decrease, of the original area.

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