Question

A rectangle is 12 feet long and 5 feet wide. If the length of the rectangle is increased by 25% and the width is decreased 20%, what is the change in the area of the rectangle?​

Answer 1

36 ft squared

Explanation:

12*5=60 Original Size

12+25% of 12= 16

5+ 20% of 5= 6

6*16=96

The difference between the two:

96-60=36 ft squared difference