document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=35695>Question 35695</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sam lives on a lot that the thought was a square, 157 feet by 157 feet.  When he had it surveyed, he discovered that one side was actually 2 feet longer that he thought and the other side was actually 2 feet shorter that he thought.  How much less area does he have than he thought he had? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #21843 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><B>Nate(3500)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=21843\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For this, you would take this idea:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area of original thought - area of actual lot = difference of the area<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(157*157) - (159*155) = difference<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24649 - 24645 = 4 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "He had a whopping 4 feet less than he thought he originally had. </SPAN>\n" );
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