If the width of a rectangle is increased by 25% and length is decreased by 25%, the resulting area is what percent of the original data.

A 90%
B 100%
C 93.75%
D 1.25%

Correct Answer: 93.75%

Let the length and width be L and W respectively. So, initial area, A = L x W = LW New length = 0.75L New width = 1.25W New area, A' = 0.75L x 1.25W = 0.9375LW = 0.9375 x 100% of A = 93.75% of A
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