SOLUTION: Find the area of a cement walk 3 feet wide that surrounds a rectangle plot of ground 44 feet long and 44 feet wide.

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Question 167027: Find the area of a cement walk 3 feet wide that surrounds a rectangle plot of ground 44 feet long and 44 feet wide.
Answer by checkley77(12844)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
44*44=1,936 area of the plot
(44+6)(44+6)=50*50=2,500 area of the plot plus the walk.
2,500-1,936=564 ft^2 is the area of the walk.

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