When the length of a rectangle is increased by 20% and the width increased by 12%, by what percent is the area increased?
When the length of a rectangle is increased by 20% and the width increased by 12%, by what percent is the area increased?
the area is increased by 23.2%
l * w = area
1.2 l * 1.12 w = 1.344 l*w 1.344 means the area increases by 34.4 %