SOLUTION: the area of a regular pentagon is 30, if the edges are halved, what is the area of the new pentagon

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Question 731078: the area of a regular pentagon is 30, if the edges are halved, what is the area of the new pentagon
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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ratio of sides: 2/1

ratio of areas: 4/1

area of new pentagon: 30/4 = 7.5