SOLUTION: A walkway 3 feet wide surrounds a rectangular plot of grass. The plot is 70 feet long and 25 feet wide so what is the area of the walkway?

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Question 978064: A walkway 3 feet wide surrounds a rectangular plot of grass. The plot is 70 feet long and 25 feet wide so what is the area of the walkway?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Area of the plot, ;
Area of combined plot and walkway,;
Area of ONLY the walkway, .

Use your algebra skills with binomial factors!




finish the computation.

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