SOLUTION: 1. The border around a square painting is 4cm wide. Each side of the painting is 40cm long. Find the area of the border.
2. A rectangular flower-bed measures 10m by 6m. It has a p
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Question 602652: 1. The border around a square painting is 4cm wide. Each side of the painting is 40cm long. Find the area of the border.
2. A rectangular flower-bed measures 10m by 6m. It has a path 2m wide around it. Find the are of the path.
3. A rectangular piece of glass measures 60cm by 46cm. When it is placed on a table, it leaves a margin 4cm wide all round it. What is the area of the table-top NOT covered by the glass?
4. A rectangular carpet is placed on the floor of a room which measures 8m by 7m. It leaves a margin 1m wide around it. Find the area of the carpet.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The area of the whole thing is 48 times 48 cm. The area of just the picture is 40 times 40. Subtract the area of the picture from the area of the whole thing.
John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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