SOLUTION: Sam lives on a lot that he thought was a square, 157 feet by 157 feet. When he had it surveyed, he discovered that one side was actually 2 feet longer than he thought and the othe

Question 136177: Sam lives on a lot that he thought was a square, 157 feet by 157 feet. When he had it surveyed, he discovered that one side was actually 2 feet longer than he thought and the other was actually 2 feet shorter than he thought. How much less area does he have than he though he had?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The lot was actually (157 +2) x (157 - 2) = 159 x 155
He thought the lot was ft2
But it actually was ft2
It was ft2 less area than he thought
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