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The area of a rectangle gets reduced by 80 square units if its length is reduced by 5 units and the breadth is increased by 2 units. If we increase the length by 10 units and decrease the breadth by 5 units, the area is increased by 50 square units. Find the length and breadth of the rectangle.

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Length = 40 units, Breadth = 30 units
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