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