SOLUTION: the sides of a rectangle B are 20% greater than the sides of rectangle A. rectangle B's area is what percent greater than that of rectangle A?

SOLUTION: the sides of a rectangle B are 20% greater than the sides of rectangle A. rectangle B's area is what percent greater than that of rectangle A?

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Question 1123323: the sides of a rectangle B are 20% greater than the sides of rectangle A. rectangle B's area is what percent greater than that of rectangle A?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Rectangle B
sides 1.2w and 1.2L
area 1.2^2*wL

Rectangle A
sides w and L
area wL

-----the percent that area B is greater than area A
44%
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