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Question 1051109: If a rectangular region having an area of 500 square units has its length increased by 20% and its width decreased by 10%, what is the area of the newly formed region? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If a rectangular region having an area of 500 square units has its length increased by 20% and its width decreased by 10%, what is the area of the newly formed region?
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Origin Rectangle::
L*W = 500
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New Rectangle::
1.2*L * 0.9W = 1.08*L*W = 1.08*500 = 540 sq units
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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