SOLUTION: Take a rectangle and increase the length by 10% and decrease the width by 10%. How does the area of the new rectangle compare to the area of the original rectangle?

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Question 541420: Take a rectangle and increase the length by 10% and decrease the width by 10%. How does the area of the new rectangle compare to the area of the original rectangle?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Area = 1.1L * 0.9W = 0.99L*W
It's 99% of the original
close enough