SOLUTION: The sides of a square with an area of 49 cm2 will be reduced by a scale factor of 5/8. Determine the area of the reduced square to the nearest square centimetre.

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Question 1037726: The sides of a square with an area of 49 cm2
will be reduced by a scale factor of 5/8. Determine the area of the reduced square to the nearest square centimetre.
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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The sides of a square with an area of 49 cm2
will be reduced by a scale factor of 5/8. Determine the area of the reduced square to the nearest square centimetre.
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Area = 49*(5/8)*(5/8)

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the positive square root of the area of the original square. This is the measure of the side of the square. Multiply the measure of one side of the original square by . Square the result.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it