document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1043914>Question 1043914</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle was altered by decreasing its length by 15% and increasing its width by x %. If these alterations increased the area of the rectangle by 19%, what is the value of x? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #659117 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=659117\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> original rectangle had length l and width w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area is lw<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(0.85)l * xw=0.85x lw, which = lw*(1.19)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lw cancels<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.85x=1.19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1.19/0.85<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x is 40%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "example:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rectangle is 25 x4=100 sq units<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length is decreased 15% to 21.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width is increased 40% to 5.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "21.25*5.6=119, which is a 19% increase<BR>\n" );
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