Jane has a piece of wood in the shape of a right rectangular prism. She cuts out 44 identical square holes in the wood. What is
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Answer: 25%
Step-by-step explanation:
Given: A rectangle has length 4 inches and width 2 inches.
Area = Length x width
= 4 inches x 2 inches
= 8 square inches
If length is reduced by 50% , then length
If width is reduced by 50% , then length
Reduced area = (reduced length) x (reduced width)
= 2 inches x 1 inch
= 2 square inches
The percentage of the area of the rectangle be reduced :-
Hence, the percent of the area of the rectangle be reduced = 25%