Ociel has designed a square mural that measures 10 feet on each side. Bill has also designed a square mural, but his measures y feet shorter on each side.

a. Write an expression to represent the area of Bill's mural: (10-2y)(10-2y)
b. How much smaller than Ociel's mural is Bill's mural? Explain

1 answer

One side of Bill's mural is 10/(10-2y) times smaller than Ociel's. In total, his mural is (10/(10-2y))^2 times smaller