SOLUTION: a square flowerbed is 6 feet along each edge and the square sidewalk around it is 2 feet wide. find the area of the sidewalk (The shaded region) in square feet.
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Question 529951: a square flowerbed is 6 feet along each edge and the square sidewalk around it is 2 feet wide. find the area of the sidewalk (The shaded region) in square feet. Answer by boilpoil(127) (Show Source):
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=64-36
=28