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12 March, 04:47

A rectangle has an area of 112 square units. If its width was half as long and its length was 8 times as long, what would be its new area?

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  1. 12 March, 05:06
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    Area (rectangle) = lenght x width

    lenght=x

    width=y

    xy=112 u²

    Then

    (y/2) (8x) = 4xy

    Therefore:

    xy=112 u² then 4xy=4 (112 u²) = 448 u²

    answer: the new area would be 448 u²
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