document.write( "Question 1187187: The length of a rectangle is increased by 30 percent and its width is increased by 20 percent. By what percent does the area increase?
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document.write( "By  (1+0.3)*(1+0.2) - 1 = 1.3*1.2-1 = 1.56 - 1 = 0.56 = 56%.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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