document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=550052>Question 550052</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If Length of a rectangle is increased by 20% and width is decreased by 20% , then area will be ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If Length of a rectangle is increased by 20% and width is decreased by 20% , then area will be ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let length = L, and width = W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, original area = LW\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Increasing length by 20% makes the new length 1.2L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Decreasing width by 20% makes the new width .8W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "New area = 1.2L(.8W), or .96LW\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that the area would DECREASE by 4% (LW - .96LW) \r<BR>\n" );
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