SOLUTION: by decreasing each dimension by 1 unit the area of the rectangle decreased from 56 square feet to 42 square feet. Find the decrease in area?

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Question 693063: by decreasing each dimension by 1 unit the area of the rectangle decreased from 56 square feet to 42 square feet. Find the decrease in area?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
by decreasing each dimension by 1 unit, the area of the rectangle decreased from 56 square feet to 42 square feet.
Find the decrease in area? 56 - 42 = 14 sq/ft, real hard!

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