2009 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 8
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Problem
The length of a rectangle is increased by percent and the width is decreased by percent. What percent of the old area is the new area?
Solution
In a rectangle with dimensions , the new rectangle would have dimensions . The ratio of the new area to the old area is .
Solution 2
If you take the length as and the width as then A(OLD)= A(NEW)= =
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