An artist created a square mosaic but decided to change

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An artist created a square mosaic but decided to change
it to a rectangle by increasing the length by 20% and
decreasing the width by 20%.
Do you think the area of the rectangle will be larger or
smaller? By what percent?
Solve the problem by yourself first, and then share your
solution with a partner at your table. You may use
pictures or tiles in your explanation in order to convince
others of your solution.
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