SOLUTION: A picture is 8 feet long and 8 feet wide. It has a frame all round it which is 6 inches (0.5 feet) wide. What is the area of the frame?

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Question 1052938: A picture is 8 feet long and 8 feet
wide. It has a frame all round it
which is 6 inches (0.5 feet) wide.
What is the area of the frame?

Answer by jorel555(1290) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the frame is .5 ft. wide, then the width of the picture plus frame is 8+2(.5)=9 ft. Same goes for the length. So we have, as area:
(9*9)-(8*8)=17 sq.ft. as the area of the frame. ☺☺☺☺