SOLUTION: the area of a rectangle is 155 square units. what would its new area be if its width were doubled and its height were tripled

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Question 596564: the area of a rectangle is 155 square units. what would its new area be if its width were doubled and its height were tripled
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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The new area would be 2*3= 6 times as much.

New area = 155*6 = 930 square units.

Dr. Robert J. Rapalje, Retired
Professor of Mathematics
Seminole State College of Florida