SOLUTION: if the length of a rectangle is increased by 20% and width of the same rectangle is decreased by 20%, then area of the rectangle increase/decrease by___?

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Question 762600: if the length of a rectangle is increased by 20% and width of the same rectangle is decreased by 20%, then area of the rectangle increase/decrease by___?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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w and h dimensions of the rectangle.
Area, wh.

h%2Bh%2F5 and w-w%2F5 are the new dimensional values
makes area now of this rectangle %28w-w%2F5%29%28h%2Bh%2F5%29.



Appears to be an area decrease, 24%2F25 of the original area.