"the diagram above represents a square garden. if each side of the garden is increased in length by 50%, by what percent is the area of the garden increased? " whats the explanation for this problem, i cant seem to figure it out?

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's say that each side of the square is of length . The area of this square would then be:

If we increase the length of each side by 50%, then the length becomes , which will result in the area being:

This means the area has increased by the original amount, or 125%.

p> q if you calculate p is100 q is 79