The height of a rectangle is increasing at a rate of 11 cm/hr and the width of the rectangle is decreasing at a rate of 9 cm/hr. At a certain instant, the height is 3 cm and the width is 8 cm. What is the rate of change of the area of the rectangle at that instant?

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The height of a rectangle is increasing at a rate of 11 cm/hr and the width of the rectangle is
decreasing at a rate of 9 cm/hr. At a certain instant, the height is 3 cm and the width is 8 cm. What is
the rate of change of the area of the rectangle at that instant?
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