The sides of a rectangle are in the ratio 4:5?
By what fraction should the shorter side be increased to make it a square?
By what fraction should the longer side be decreased to make it a square?
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Answer: 25% or 1/4 times
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the sides be 4x and 5x. And Y be the quantity added to make it a square
So 4x + Y = 5x
Y = 5x-4x = x
Percentage of Y is terms of 4x
= Y/4x × 100
= x/4x × 100
= 25%
= 1/4 times increase
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