document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=758568>Question 758568</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in baseball a strike zone is normally a 17 in by 40 in rectangle. by what percent is the area increased by adding a 1.5 in border to the outside of the strike zone? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "17*40 = 680 sq inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If 1.5\" is add to each side, --> 20*40 = 800 sq inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(800 - 680)/680 = 14/68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14*100/68 =~ 20.59% increase<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If it's added to the 40 inches also, you'll have to clarifiy that or calculate it as above.<BR>\n" );
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