The length and breadth of a square are increased by 40% and 30% respectively. The area of a resulting rectangle exceeds the area of the square by?

• A. 62%
• B. 42%
• C. None of these
• D. 82%

Answer: (D)

Let the side of the square = 100 m So area of square = 100 x 100 = 10000.New length = 140 m, New breadth = 130 mIncrease in area = [(140 x 130) - (100 x 100)] m2= 8200 m2? Required increase percent = (8200/ 10000) x 100 % = 82%