document.write( "Question 758568: 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? \n" ); document.write( "
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The dimensions will become
\n" ); document.write( "\"+17+%2B+2%2A1.5+\" by \"+40+%2B+2%2A1.5+\" or
\n" ); document.write( "\"+20+\" by \"+43+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+A%5B2%5D+=+20%2A43+%0D%0A%7B%7B%7B+A%5B2%5D+=+860+\" in2
\n" ); document.write( "The original area was:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+A%5B1%5D+=+17%2A40+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+A%5B1%5D+=+680+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+A%5B2%5D+-+A%5B1%5D+=+860+-+680+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+A%5B2%5D+-+A%5B1%5D+=+180+\" in2
\n" ); document.write( "The area is increased by 180 in2
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