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

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Answer:

100 square ft.

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User Offler
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You would do 12.5 x10 then divided it by 1/5
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