document.write( "Question 1177553: Your family has decided to put a rectangular patio in your backyard similar to the shape of your backyard. Your backyard has a length of 40 feet and a width of 32 feet. The length of your new patio is 14 feet. Find the perimeter of your new patio. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "32+32+14+14. I got 92, but i’m not sure if that is right. \n" ); document.write( "
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the dimensions of the yard are l3ngth 40 and width 32.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the patio is going to have the same shape, only smaller.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the length of the patio is 14 feet.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the ratio of the length of the patio to the length of the yard is 14/40.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since the patio and the yard are to have the same shape, then that same ratio of 14/40, applied to the width of 32, gives you a patio width of 14/40 * 32 = 11.2.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the perimeter of your new patio is 2 * (14 + 11.2) = 2 * 25.2 = 50.4.\r
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