SOLUTION: a rectangular garden has an 8ft walkway around it. How many more feet is the outer perimeter of the walkway than the perimeter of the garden ?

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Question 359575: a rectangular garden has an 8ft walkway around it. How many more feet is the outer perimeter of the walkway than the perimeter of the garden ?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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8 feet width of walkaway
increase in width = 16
increase in length = 16
total increas in oerimeter = 2*(16+16)
=64 ft.
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