document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1048481>Question 1048481</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A square that is 6 m on a side is placed inside a rectangle that has a width of 12 m and length of 17 m . What is the area of region inside the rectangle that surrounds the square  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "area of rectangle = width*length = 12*7 = 84 square meters\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "area of square = side*side = 6*6 = 36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "area of region inside rectangle not inside square = (area of rectangle) - (area of square) = 84 - 36 = 48 square meters\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The final answer is <font color=red>48 square meters</font><BR>\n" );
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