SOLUTION: A farmer has a 100ft by 25ft rectangular field that he wants to reduce 16% of its original size. How wide of a stripe should he cut around the edge of his field to do this?
Question 1166320: A farmer has a 100ft by 25ft rectangular field that he wants to reduce 16% of its original size. How wide of a stripe should he cut around the edge of his field to do this? Answer by ikleyn(52812) (Show Source):