SOLUTION: Question:
One-fifth of the width and one-fourth of the length of a rectangular cardboard is cut off. What part of the original cardboard is the area of the remaining piece?
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Question 1068108: Question:
One-fifth of the width and one-fourth of the length of a rectangular cardboard is cut off. What part of the original cardboard is the area of the remaining piece?
a. 30% of the original area
b. 40% of the original area
c. 50% of the original area
d. 60% of the original area
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
= length of the original piece of fretboard
= width of the original piece of cardboard
= area of the original piece of cardboard
= new length
= new width
The new area is
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