SOLUTION: Randals dad is installing a new pool in there backyard. The pool is square and has an area of 196ft squared. Randals dad will then build a 8ft. wide deck to surround the pool. Wh

Question 563759: Randals dad is installing a new pool in there backyard. The pool is square and has an area of 196ft squared. Randals dad will then build a 8ft. wide deck to surround the pool. What is the out side perimeter of the deck?
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the length of the side of that square pool (in feet is .
the area of the pool (in square feet) is

The positive solution is
If you add 8 feet left and right, the total length of the deck (in feet) will be

The pool plus deck will be a square with a side length of 30 feet.
The perimeter (in feet) is

The outside perimeter of the deck is 120 feet.
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