Difference between revisions of "2021 Fall AMC 10A Problems/Problem 2"

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-== Problem ==
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-Menkara has a <math>4 \times 6</math> index card. If she shortens the length of one side of this card by <math>1</math> inch, the card would have area <math>18</math> square inches. What would the area of the card be in square inches if instead she shortens the length of the other side by <math>1</math> inch?
-<math>\textbf{(A) } 16 \qquad\textbf{(B) } 17 \qquad\textbf{(C) } 18 \qquad\textbf{(D) } 19 \qquad\textbf{(E) } 20</math>
-== Solution ==