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Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

The base of a triangle is increased by $20\%$ and its height is decreased by $15\%$ . What happens to its area?

(A) It decreases by $3\%$ (B) It remains the same (C) It decreases by $2\%$ (D) It increases by $2\%$ (E) It increases by $5\%$

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