Answer:
The area will decrease by 9%.
Step-by-step explanation:
The area of a rectange is given by the formula below.
[tex]\boxed{\text{Area of rectangle}= \text{length}×\text{width}}[/tex]
Let the original length and width of the rectangle be L and W respectively.
Start by finding the original area:
Original dimensions
Length= L= 100%L
Width= W= 100%W
Original area= LW
Let's find the dimensions of the new rectangle in terms of L and W.
New dimensions
Length= (100% +30%)L= 130%L
Width= (100%-30%)W= 70%W
New area
[tex] = \frac{130}{100} L \times \frac{70}{100} W[/tex]
[tex] = \frac{91}{100} LW[/tex]
= 91% LW
Comparing the new area with the original area:
100% LW- 91% LW= 9% LW
∴ The area will decrease by 9%.
*Note that percentage is equivalent to dividing a number by 100.
