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Question

If the length of a rectangle is increased by 20% and its width is decreased by 20%, its area will:

  1. increase by 4%
  2. decrease by 4%
  3. increase by 20%
  4. decrease by 20%

Answer:

Option B: decrease by 4%

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “decrease by 4%”.

The correct answer is: (2) decrease by 4%