Sultan bought a new plotwhich need to be fenced immediately. Due to this, both the length and width of the rectangular area have decreased by 9%. Find the percentage decrease in the area.

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  1. 16.96%
  2. 17.19%
  3. 18.00%
  4. 13.56%

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Option 2 : 17.19%
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Given:

Length and width of the rectangular area decreased by 9%.

Formula used:

Percentage decrease in area = Decrease in area / Original area × 100

New area = (Original length × 0.91) × (Original width × 0.91)

Decrease in area = Original area - New area

Calculation:

Original area = Length × Width

New area = (Length × 0.91) × (Width × 0.91)

⇒ New area = Length × Width × 0.91 × 0.91

⇒ New area = Original area × 0.91 × 0.91

⇒ New area = Original area × 0.8281

Decrease in area = Original area - New area

⇒ Decrease in area = Original area - (Original area × 0.8281)

⇒ Decrease in area = Original area × (1 - 0.8281)

⇒ Decrease in area = Original area × 0.1719

Percentage decrease in area = (Decrease in area / Original area) × 100

⇒ Percentage decrease in area = (0.1719 / 1) × 100

⇒ Percentage decrease in area = 17.19%

∴ The correct answer is option (2).

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