Question

An original rectangle has a length of 8 and a width of 24. What happens to the area if the new width is one half the original width? Verify your answer.

Answer 1

the area of the rectangle becomes half.

Answer 2

initial area = 8*24= 192 sq units
if width is 12 unit area = 8*12 = 96 sq units
so area is half

Answer 3

Area = length * width\[\]
If width is reduced by half we get:\[\]
Area = length * width/2 which is that same as A = (1w)/2\[\]
its half of what it was