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The figure shown represents a square garden. If each side is
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08 Sep 2019, 02:09
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The figure shown represents a square garden. If each side is increased in length by 20 percent, by what percent is the area of the garden increased ?
A. 44%
B. 50%
C. 125%
D. 144%
E. 150%
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12 May 2020, 13:39
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If each side = 10, the original area is 100. If each side is increased by 20%, each new side is 12, and the area is 144.
Thus, the percent increase is (144 - 100)/100 = 44/100 = 44%.
Thus, the percent increase is (144 - 100)/100 = 44/100 = 44%.
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