Reducing the Size of a Candy Bar A jumbo chocolate bar with a rectangular shape measures

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Reducing the Size of a Candy Bar A jumbo chocolate bar with a rectangular shape measures 12 centimeters in length, 7 centimeters in width, and 3 centimeters in thickness. Due to escalating costs of cocoa, management decides to reduce the volume of the bar by 10%.To accomplish this reduction, management decides that the new bar should have the same 3 centimeter thickness, but the length and width of each should be reduced an equal number of centimeters. What should be the dimensions of the new candy bar?

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