SOLUTION: so there are two squares, one inside the other. the outside one is 10 by 10ft, and you want a tile border around the edges. Each tile in the border is exactly 1 by 1ft. Please help
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Question 440519: so there are two squares, one inside the other. the outside one is 10 by 10ft, and you want a tile border around the edges. Each tile in the border is exactly 1 by 1ft. Please help me with an algebric way to calculate the border area, if this was bigger or smaller
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The inside square is 8' by 8'.
Let b=boarder area
b=10^2-8^2
=100-64
=36 ft^2
.
Ed
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