document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=163790>Question 163790</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the area of a cement walk 3 feet wide that surrounds a rectangular plot of ground 86 feet long and 42 feet wide? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the picture as a rectangle inside a rectangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of inner rectangle: 86*42 = 3612 sq. ft.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of outer rectangle: (86+6)(42+6) = 4416 sq. ft.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of cement walk = outer area - inner area = 804 sq.ft.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
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