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Two sides of a rectangle were measured. One of the sides (length) was measured 10% more than its actual length and the other side (width) was measured 5% less than its actual length. The percentage error in measure obtained for the area of the rectangle is (a) 4.5%       (b) 5%       (c) 7.56%      (d) 15%

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