A gardener changed the size of his rectangle shaped garden by increasing it's length by 40% & decreasing is's width by 20%.Find area of new garden.
Choose the correct answer:
A) 1.04	B) 1.12	C) 1.24	D) 1.4	E) 1.5
A1= l*b   A2= (l*140/100)*(b*80/100)=1.12*lb   so, area of garden is by 1.12 times of old area.   ANSWER:1.12
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A gardener changed the size of his rectangle shaped garden by increasing it's length by 40% & decreasing is's width by 20%.Find area of new garden.