When u do a problem like this- 9+(-8) -does the -8 change to a positive 8 and does it become subtraction bc of the double negative rule?

To keep cylindrical tanks from tipping over, a designer is planning to enlarge the original area of the base by 50%. the new tank should have the same volume as the original. how should the designer change the height of the tank? a: make it 50% taller than the height of the original tank. b: make it 6623% taller than the height of the original tank c: make it 3313% shorter than the height of the original tank d: make it 50% shorter than the height of the original tank.