SOLUTION: A square picture frame is 1.5 cm wide. The perimeter of the outside of the frame is 75.2 cm. What is the area of the largest picture that would fit into the frame, to the nearest

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Question 1066220: A square picture frame is 1.5 cm wide. The perimeter of the outside of the frame is 75.2 cm. What is the area of the largest picture
that would fit into the frame, to the nearest tenth of a square centimetre
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A square picture frame is 1.5 cm wide. The perimeter of the outside of the frame is 75.2 cm. What is the area of the largest picture
that would fit into the frame, to the nearest tenth of a square centimetre
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1.  The exterior side length of the squared frame is 75.2%2F4 = 18.8 cm.


2.  The area of the largest picture is %2818.8-2%2A1.5%29%5E2 = 15.8%5E2 cm^2.


3.  Calculate.