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10 April, 00:29

A rectangular rug is 12.5 feet long and 10 feet wide. The rug needs to be reduced by a factor 1/5 of to be placed near a door. What is the area of the reduced rug in square feet?

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  1. 10 April, 00:33
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    Its 95 because she miss calculated
  2. 10 April, 00:50
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    Area of current rug is

    A = l x w

    A = 12.5 x 10

    A = 125

    Reduce the original by 1/5

    So, you will take the original and multiply by 1/5 or (20%)

    125 x 1/5 = 25 reduction

    So, new is 125 - 25 = 100
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