document.write( "Question 1126575: A jumbo chocolate bar with a rectangular shape measures 12 cm in length, 7 cm in width, and 3 cm in thickness. Due to escalating costs of cocoa, management decides to reduce the volume of the bar by 10%. To accomplish this reduction, management decides the new bar should have the same 3 cm thickness, but the length and width each should be reduced an equal number of cm. What should be the dimensions of the new candy bar? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "(12-x)*(7-x) = 0.9*12*7.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for  x  this quadratic equation.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then evaluate  12-x  and  7-x.\r\n" );
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