{"id":21072,"date":"2019-05-14T11:52:48","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T06:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/?p=21072"},"modified":"2023-03-31T10:41:05","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T05:11:05","slug":"og-q376-a-rectangular-solid-has-length-width-and-height","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/og-q376-a-rectangular-solid-has-length-width-and-height\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Quant OG 2020 Question #376 with Solution -“A rectangular solid has length, width, and height…”"},"content":{"rendered":"A <\/span> 2<\/span> min read <\/span><\/span>\n

OGQR 2020: Question No. 376<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A rectangular solid has length, width, and height of L cm, W cm, and H cm, respectively. If these dimensions are increased by x%, y%, and z%, respectively, what is the percentage increase in the total surface area of the solid?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. L, W, and H are in the ratios of 5:3:4.<\/li>
  2. x = 5, y = 10, z = 20<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    Source<\/strong><\/td>OG 2020<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Type<\/td>Data Sufficiency<\/td><\/tr>
    Topic<\/td>Geometry\/Word Problems<\/td><\/tr>
    Sub-Topic<\/td>Rectangular Solids\/Percentages<\/td><\/tr>
    Difficulty<\/td>Hard<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Steps 1 & 2: Understand Question and Draw Inferences<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    In this question, we are given<\/p>\n\n\n\n