The length of a rectangle is halved, while its breadth is tripled. What is the % change in area?	Pick:	A) 30%	B) 40%	C) 50%	D) 60%	E) 65%
Let original length = x and original breadth = y.   Original area = xy.   New length =	x	.   2   New breadth = 3y.   New area = x	x 3y =	3	xy.   2	2   Increase % = 1	xy x	1	x 100	%	= 50%.   2	xy   50%
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The length of a rectangle is halved, while its breadth is tripled. What is the % change in area?