SOLUTION: a picture frame is 26 cm. by 18 cm. It is pasted on a colored cardboard so that there is a 4 cm. margin around. Find the area of the colored cardboard that can be seen.

Question 405457: a picture frame is 26 cm. by 18 cm. It is pasted on a colored cardboard so that there is a 4 cm. margin around. Find the area of the colored cardboard that can be seen.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a picture frame is 26 cm. by 18 cm. It is pasted on a colored cardboard so that there is 4 cm. margin around. Find the area of the colored cardboard that can be seen.
area of picture frame = 26*18= 468 cm^2
length including margin =26+8= 34
width including margin 18+8= 26
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Total area = 884 cm^2
Area visible = 884-468=416 cm^2
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