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2 July, 18:30

The sides of a rectangle were reduced by 60% of their original dimensions. The area of the new rectangle represents what percent of the area of the original rectangle?

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  1. 2 July, 18:59
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    L * W = 1.6L * xW

    Divide both sides by LW

    1 = 1.6 * x

    divide both sides by 1.6

    = x

    x =.625,

    new width =.625*old width, therefore

    1 -.625 =.375 * 100 = 37.5 decrease in the width to have the same area
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