Answer:
The product will increase by 20%
Step-by-step explanation:
Let 'x' and 'y'= the two numbers respectively
xy= product of the two numbers
x increased by 50%
=50/100*x
=0.5x
Increase
x+0.5x
=1.50x
y decreased by 20% is
=20% of y
=0.20y
Decrease
y-0.20y
=0.80y
Find the product of 1.50x and 0.80y
1.50x*0.80y = 1.20xy
Now we find the increase percentage:
(1.20xy - xy) / xy *100
=0.20xy / xy *100
= 0.20xy/ xy *100
=0.2*100
= 20%
The product will increase by 20%
