document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=353541>Question 353541</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the side of a square is increased by 150 percent.by what percent does the area increase? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #252747 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JBarnum><B>JBarnum(2146)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JBarnum><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=JBarnum><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=252747\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a square has all equal sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so let x=the value of a side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and to make this an easy value we will say x=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so if x=10 then the area of the square would be 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 100% of 10 is 10 and 150% of 10 is 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so if we increased x by 150% then x+15=25 and 25*25=625 so all u need to find is what percentage from 100 to 625 which is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28625%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28625%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >% \"area increased\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(If u need to see the math it would be 100/100=1 and 625/100=6.25 so 6.25 times 100%=625% this is why i used 10 as the sides so I wouldnt need to do this math.) </SPAN>\n" );
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