SOLUTION: At a community center, you want to rope off an area that is adjacent to a building. The length of the building is 10 ft. You have 42 ft of rope. What are the possible widths of the

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Question 1172174: At a community center, you want to rope off an area that is adjacent to a building. The length of the building is 10 ft. You have 42 ft of rope. What are the possible widths of the roped-off area?
A. 11 ft or more
B. 13 ft or more
C. 32 ft or less
D. 16 ft or less

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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the length is 10 feet that doesn't have to be roped off, but 10 more feet do have to be. That leaves 32 feet for the two widths, or 16 feet or fewer.