Question

A rectangle has length 4 inches and width 2 inches. If the length and width of the rectangle are

Answer 1

Answer:

75%

Step-by-step explanation:

First we can solve the area of the rectangle originally the answer is:

4 × 2 = 8

Then we decrease both measurements by 50% to get the dimensions 1 and 2. The new area will be 1 × 2 which is 2.

2 is 25% of 8 which means that the area of the rectangle has been reduced by 75%.