document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=22610>Question 22610</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the area of a 3 foot wide pathway aroun a circular flower bed that is 12 feet in diameter </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #11547 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=11547\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Would this pathway be around the OUTSIDE or the INSIDE of the flower bed?  Assuming it is around the OUTSIDE of the flower bed, the radius of the outside edge of the circular flower bed is 15 feet, with the inside radius being 12 feet.  Also, the formula for area of a circle is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=+pi%2A+r%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=+pi%2A+r%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total Area = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=pi%2A15%5E2+=+225%2Api+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"pi%2A15%5E2+=+225%2Api+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > square feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of Bed= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=pi%2A+12%5E2+=+144%2Api ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"pi%2A+12%5E2+=+144%2Api\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > square feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of the pathway = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=225%2Api+-+144%2Api+=+81%2Api ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"225%2Api+-+144%2Api+=+81%2Api\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 254.47 square feet (approximately).\r<BR>\n" );
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