A gardener changed the size of his rectangle shaped garden by increasing it's length by 40% & decreasing is's width by 20%.Find area of new garden.  Choose the correct answer:
A) 1.04	B) 1.12	C) 1.24	D) 1.4	E) 1.5

Rationale: a 1 = l * b a 2 = ( l * 140 / 100 ) * ( b * 80 / 100 ) = 1.12 * lb so , area of garden is by 1.12 times of old area . answer : b
Answer: B