document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=619779>Question 619779</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A flower bed measuring 8 feet by 10 feet is bordered by a concrete walk that is 2 feet wide.  what is the area of JUST the concrete walk in square feet. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A flower bed measuring 8 feet by 10 feet is bordered by a concrete walk that is 2 feet wide. what is the area of JUST the concrete walk in square feet.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It will probably help to draw a picture of this. Lets divide the concrete walk into four pieces, and figure our their dimensions. There are many ways to divide the walkway; I'll explain one way here. The important thing is to make sure you don't count any part of the walkway more than once.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since we have a 8-foot by 10-foot flower bed, we can divide the walkway to four sections,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "TOP: 2-feet wide by 8-feet long<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "BOTTOM: 2-feet long by 8-feet long<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "LEFT: 2 feet wide by 6-feet long (we already counted part of the left side in the top and bottom measurements.)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "RIGHT: 2-feet by 6-feet long (we already counted some of the right side too.)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the area of the walkway is<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area is 56 square inches.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps. Feel free to email me if you still have questions about this,<BR>\n" );
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