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| − | The length of a rectangle is increased by <math> 10%</math> and the width is decreased by <math> 10%</math>. What percent of the old area is the new area? | + | The length of a rectangle is increased by <math> 10%</math> percent and the width is decreased by <math> 10%</math> percent. What percent of the old area is the new area? |
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Problem
The length of a rectangle is increased by $10%$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg) percent and the width is decreased by $10%$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg) percent. What percent of the old area is the new area?
Solution
In a rectangle with dimensions 
, the new rectangle would have dimensions 
. The ratio of the old area to the new area is 
.
See Also
| 2009 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 7 |
Followed by Problem 9 | |
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| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
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