SOLUTION: A photograph measuring 40cm by 25cm is framed up with a uniform margin of width 4cm all around it .find the area of margin

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Question 1005688: A photograph measuring 40cm by 25cm is framed up with a uniform margin of width 4cm all around it .find the area of margin
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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x=margin in cm
The whole frame is 48cm * 33 cm, since the margin extends everywhere. That is 1584cm^2
The original is 1000cm^2
The area of the margin is the difference or 584 cm^2.