A rectangle has length 4 inches and width 2 inches. If the length and width of the rectangle are reduced by 50 percent, by what percent will the area of the rectangle be reduced?
40 percent
50 percent
60 percent
75 percent

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%.

it is contrapositive

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second option

step-by-step explanation:

the measures of a triangle equal 180. use that to find x.

2x+3x+4x=180

9x=180

9x/9=180/9

x=20

now you know x, you know angle a is 40°, angle b is 60°, angle c is 80°.

because angle a is 40°, the first option doesn't work.

because angle b is 60°, the second option does work.

when you add angle a and b, you get 100°. complementary means it equals 90°, so the third option doesn't work.

when you add angle a and c, you get 120°, which is not 100.