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Someone me what is the area of this figure? 18m 18m 8m 16m

Acomputer store buys a computer system at a cost of $370.80. the selling price was first at $ 618, but then the store advertised a 20 % markdown on the system. answer parts a and b. a. find the current sale price.

Anew landowner is interested in constructing a fence around the perimeter of her property. her property is 1,080√30 feet wide and 500√20 feet long. what is the perimeter of the property? (recall that the perimeter is the sum of each side of a shape or boundary). a 1,580√40 feet b. 5,320√5 feet c. 3,160√20 feet d. 10,640√5 feet