Arectangular rug is 12.5 feet long and 10 feet wide. the rug needs to be reduced by a factor of es026-1.jpg to be placed near a door. what is the area of the reduced rug in square feet?

The reducing factor is 1/5. The rectangular rug 12.5 feet long and 10 feet wide needs to be reduced by a factor of 1/5.

The area of the reduced rug will be the new long times the new wide.

New long = 12.5 feet * 1/5 = 2.5 feet

New wide = 10 feet * 1/5 = 2.0 feet

New area = 2.5 feet * 2.0 feet = 5.0 feet^2.

5.0 ft^2