SOLUTION: A swimming pool and deck are built in a rectangle with length 40 ft and width 18 ft. If the pool itself is 320 square feet, what is the area of the deck itself?
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Question 874221: A swimming pool and deck are built in a rectangle with length 40 ft and width 18 ft. If the pool itself is 320 square feet, what is the area of the deck itself?
Answer by rosebrice(1) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the area of the entire rectangle. 40 x 18 = 720. Then subtract the area of the pool. 720 - 320 = 400. The area of the deck is 400 square feet.
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