Math, asked by Shiva3479, 1 year ago

The length of a rectangle increased by 40% and its breadth increased by 20%. What will be the percentage change in the area of the rectangle?

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Answered by agritjangi123
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Answer:

68%

Step-by-step explanation:

initial area = lb

new l= l+40/100l

l= 140/100l

new b = b+ 20/100b

b = 120/100b

new area = 140/100l * 120/100b

new area = 168/100 lb

increase/initial * 100

68/100 lb*1/lb*100

68%

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