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Question 176985: if the length of a rectangle is increased by 120%and its width is decreased by 20%,what is the resulting percentage increase or decrease in the area? Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! if the length of a rectangle is increased by 120%and its width is decreased by 20%,what is the resulting percentage increase or decrease in the area?
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Let x = width of original rectangle
and y = length of original rectangle
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"original area" = xy
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New dimensions:
x-.20x = .80x = width of new rectangle
y+1.20y = 2.20y = length of new rectangle
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"new area" = (.80x)(2.20y) = 1.76xy
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Therefore, the percentage increase is 176%
