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?

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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) About Me  (Show Source):
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"to reduce  by   16%"

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"to reduce  to   16%" ?




The reduce the   size   or   the area ?