1993 AJHSME Problems/Problem 21

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Problem

If the length of a rectangle is increased by $20\%$ and its width is increased by $50\%$, then the area is increased by

$\text{(A)}\ 10\% \qquad \text{(B)}\ 30\% \qquad \text{(C)}\ 70\% \qquad \text{(D)}\ 80\% \qquad \text{(E)}\ 100\%$