document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=440519>Question 440519</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> so there are two squares, one inside the other. the outside one is 10 by 10ft, and you want a tile border around the edges. Each tile in the border is exactly 1 by 1ft. Please help me with an algebric way to calculate the border area, if this was bigger or smaller </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #304288 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=304288\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The inside square is 8' by 8'. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let b=boarder area<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=10^2-8^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=100-64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=36 ft^2<BR>\n" );
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