a retangular yard 33ft by 38ft is borded and surrounded by a fence. Inside a walk that is 2ft wide goes all the way around the fence. Find the area of this walk.

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shamil98 · Answer

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shamil98 · Answer

Since the outer part is 2 feet bigger all around 
the sides are 40 and 35.
First we find the area of the inside
38 x 33 = 1254
then 40 x 35 = 1400
Then we subtract the areas to find the area of the fence.
1400 - 1254
A = 146cm^2