SOLUTION: 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.
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Question 619779: 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. Answer by math-vortex(648) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hi there,
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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.
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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.
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Since we have a 8-foot by 10-foot flower bed, we can divide the walkway to four sections,
TOP: 2-feet wide by 8-feet long
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BOTTOM: 2-feet long by 8-feet long
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LEFT: 2 feet wide by 6-feet long (we already counted part of the left side in the top and bottom measurements.)
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RIGHT: 2-feet by 6-feet long (we already counted some of the right side too.)
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So the area of the walkway is
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The area is 56 square inches.
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Hope this helps. Feel free to email me if you still have questions about this,
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Ms.Figgy
math.in.the.votex@gmail.com
