A rectangle has length 13 and width 10. The length and the width of the rectangle are each increased by 2. By how much does the area of the rectangle increase?
Solution
The area of the original rectangle is . When the dimensions of the original rectangle are each increased by 2, we obtain a rectangle that is 15 by 12. The area of the new rectangle is , and so the area increased by .
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