SOLUTION: A backyard is 40.5 feet long and 25 feet wide. In order to install a pool, the yard needs to be reduced by a scale of 1/3. What is the area of the reduced yard?

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Question 1077254: A backyard is 40.5 feet long and 25 feet wide. In order to install a pool, the yard needs to be reduced by a scale of 1/3. What is the area of the reduced yard?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
Answer by ikleyn(52814) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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I have read this post, and I have NO words to adequately express my impression.


It is nonsense in 25-th degree.


Never come to the forum with such opuses.


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Although "josgarithmetic" wrote some symbols, it doesn't add sense to this nonsense.



Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
%2840.5%2F3%29%2825%2F3%29

1012.5%2F9

112.5

---AND THEN

Resulting Area
%2840.5%29%2825%29-112.5



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