SOLUTION: A rectangular garden's area is x * y. There is a walkway surrouding the perimeter of the garden 2 feet out on all sides of the garden. What equation represents the area of the walk

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Question 321691: A rectangular garden's area is x * y. There is a walkway surrouding the perimeter of the garden 2 feet out on all sides of the garden. What equation represents the area of the walkway in square feet?
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is the area of the garden PLUS the walkway. The area of just the walkway is that minus the area of just the garden, given as



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