SOLUTION: takes the length=12 and width=4 of a rectangular yard and the length and width of a rectangular house situated in the yard. Your should compute the time required to cut the grass

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Question 174424: takes the length=12 and width=4 of a rectangular yard and the length and width of a rectangular house situated in the yard. Your should compute the time required to cut the grass at the rate of two square feet a second.
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take the length=12 and width=4 of a rectangular yard and the length and width of a rectangular house situated in the yard. Your should compute the time required to cut the grass at the rate of two square feet a second.
:
Find the area of the yard: 12 * 4 = 48 sq/ft
Let x = area of the house in sq/ft
:
Time (in sec) = %28%2848-x%29%29%2F2