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A rectangle is 12 feet long and 5 feet wide. If the length of the rectangle is increased by 25% and the width is decreased by 20%, what is the
change in the area of the rectangle?
The change in the area of the rectangle is
square feet

The change in the area of the rectangle is 0 square feet

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem we have to calculate the area of the two rectangles that give us

first we have to know the formula to calculate the area of a rectangle

a = area

l = length  = 12ft

w = width = 5ft

a = l * w

we replace the known walues

a = 12ft * 5ft

a = 60ft²

we do the same with the other rectangle, but first we have to calculate its sides

w = 5ft - (5ft * 20/100)

w = 5ft - 1ft

w = 4ft

l = 12ft + (12ft * 25/100)

l = 12ft + 3ft

l = 15ft

a2 = 15ft * 4ft

a2 = 60ft²

to calculate the change in the area we subtract (a - a2)

a - a2 =

60ft² - 60ft² = 0ft²

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8. i. 32

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15. e. none of the above

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