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4x=-36
Divide both sides by 4 in order to isolate x:
x=-9
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~Just a joyful teen

I believe he made 169 cups of fruit salad, or is it a trick question?
Consider that the initial length and width of the rectangle are given as,

After the length is increased by 10%, the new length (L) of the rectangle is calculated as,

After the width is decreased by 10%, the new width (B) of the rectangle is calculated as,

Then the area (A) of the new rectangle is calculated as,

Thus, the new area of the rectangle is 396 square meters.