SOLUTION: A rectangular Garden has dimensions of 100 feet by 10 feet next season the garden is decreased to 2/5 of its size what is the scale of the new drawing

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Question 1073181: A rectangular Garden has dimensions of 100 feet by 10 feet next season the garden is decreased to 2/5 of its size what is the scale of the new drawing
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Next season the garden area is %282%2F5%29%2A1000=400%2Aft%5E2.

100k%2A10k=%282%2F5%29%2A100%2A10
1000k%5E2=%282%2F5%29%2A1000
k%5E2=2%2F5
k=sqrt%282%2F5%29
k=sqrt%280.4%29


No information about any scale drawing in the description, but the next season garden actual dimensions will be 100%2Asqrt%280.4%29 and 10%2Asqrt%280.4%29; or 63.25 and 6.33 feet each.