Question

Copies of a famous painting were created at the local art museum for visitors to purchase. The copies had a 20% smaller area than the original painting. If the original painting had an area of 39 ft², what is the area of the copy, to the nearest tenth of a square foot?

Answer 1

Original painting was 39 ft²
(1.00-.2)39=39(.8)=31.2 ft²
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