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You increase the size of a page by 50%. Then you decrease it by 50%. What is the size of the page now?

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The answer is smaller than started with

Explanation:

I dont know how to do it but I had the question on imagine math and I guessed and got it right

You increase the size of a page by 50%. Then you decrease it by 50%. What is the size-example-1
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We can't tell what size the page is now, because you never told us
what size it was before all the shenanigans started. All you gave us
was a couple of ratios.

And you didn't even tell us WHAT was increased and decreased ...
was it the length of the sides, or was it the area of the page ?
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If it was the length of the sides ...

Let's say the page was 8" high and 4" wide.

Increase lengths by 50% : Now it's 12" high and 6" wide.

Decrease lengths by 50% : Now it's 6" high and 3" wide.

The sides are now 3/4 as long as they started out,
and the area is 9/16 of what it started out.
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