You are planning a deck along two sides of a pool. The diagram, which is not drawn to scale, shows how the deck is divided into three sections. The area of section 1 is 240 square feet. The area of section 2 is 64 square feet. The area of section 3 is 160 square feet. Find the perimeter around the entire deck. All measurements in the diagram are in feet.

a.
132 ft
c.
118 ft
b.
160 ft
d.
146 ft

Question

You are planning a deck along two sides of a pool. The diagram, which is not drawn to scale, shows how the deck is divided into three sections. The area of section 1 is 240 square feet. The area of section 2 is 64 square feet. The area of section 3 is 160 square feet. Find the perimeter around the entire deck. All measurements in the diagram are in feet.

a.
132 ft
c.
118 ft
b.
160 ft
d.
146 ft

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

@Black_ninja123

anonymous · Answer

do you have any idea on how to do this problem?

anonymous · Answer

the answer is A

anonymous · Answer

look , to find perimeter of whole deck we have to NOT calculate some sides, like 1 side of Section 3 , 2 sides of section 2 and one side of section 1 .

anonymous · Answer

i get confused with math

mathstudent55 · Answer

Start with section 2. 
Section 2 is a square that measures x by x feet.
What is the area of section 2 using the sides of x length?