document.write( "Question 583577: A carpet measures 30 by 20m. A strip of 4m wide is cut from it. Find the area of remaining carpet. \n" ); document.write( "
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im assuming the carpet is l by w
\n" ); document.write( "so 30 by 20 is area of 600
\n" ); document.write( "if a strip was cut across the entire length at the bottom of 4m wide then
\n" ); document.write( "20-4=16
\n" ); document.write( "so now its 30 by 16= 480m^2
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