document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=41976>Question 41976</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  My question is below, I feel kind of dumb asking it, but it has me puzzled.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A rectangular swimming pool is surrounded by a concrete border. The swimming pool is 50 meters long and,25 meters wide,and the concrete border is 3 meters all around the pool.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. Find the perimeter <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I did this by adding all 4 sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50+ 25+50+ 25= 150 meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I get lost with the next two questions:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. Find the perimeter of the rectangle formed by the border around the pool<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Will I add all sides by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. Find the area of the concrete border.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "do I multiply 3 * 4? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Rectangle ABCD represents the swimming pool.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rectangle EFGH represents the swimming pool surrounded by the concrete border.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "AB = CD = 50 m and BC = DA = 25 m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EF = GH = 50 + 2x3 = 56 m and FG = HF = 25 + 2x3 = 31 m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, perimeter of outer rectangle i.e. rectangle EFGH = 2(EF + FG) = 2(56 + 31) = 174 m.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of the outer rectangle = 56 x 31 = 1736 <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of the inner rectangle = 50 x 25 = 1250 <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, area of the concrete border = 1736 - 1250 = 486 <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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