SOLUTION: a square flowerbed is 6 feet along each edge and the square sidewalk around it is 2 feet wide. find the area of the sidewalk (The shaded region) in square feet.

Question 529951: a square flowerbed is 6 feet along each edge and the square sidewalk around it is 2 feet wide. find the area of the sidewalk (The shaded region) in square feet.
Answer by boilpoil(127) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This question can directly be solved by simple mathemactics, and it must be easier than using algebra, trust me.

=64-36
=28
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