SOLUTION: 2. If 30% of the Wall's height was 8metres and the other 70% was 12metres high, what would its total approximate area to the nearest metre be?

Question 1035277: 2. If 30% of the Wall's height was 8metres and the other 70% was 12metres high, what would its total approximate area to the nearest metre be?

Found 2 solutions by addingup, MathTherapy:
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Wall height:
30% is 8
70% is 12
.3(8)+.7(12) = 86.4 This is, according to your figures, the height of the wall.
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Formula for the area:
Area = height * width
What is the width of your wall?
Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

2. If 30% of the Wall's height was 8metres and the other 70% was 12metres high, what would its total approximate area to the nearest metre be?

Doesn't make any sense at all. If 30% is 8, then 70% CANNOT be 12. Try again!!
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