document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1166193>Question 1166193</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A farmer has a 40 foot by 50 foot rectangular field that he wants to reduce to 10% of its original size. How wide of a strip should he cut around the edge of his field to do this?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #790678 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=790678\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.10%2840%29%2850%29=2000%2F10=200 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.10%2840%29%2850%29=2000%2F10=200\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-----the resulting area wanted\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the uniform strip to cut is x feet, then <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and this to solve may be as simple as looking for the right factors of 200,... worth a try.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Or first a simplification<BR>\n" );
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