The Owners of the Rectangular Swimming Pool in the Illustration

question 82

Multiple Choice

The owners of the rectangular swimming pool in the illustration want to surround the pool with a crushed-stone border of uniform width. They have enough stone to cover 68 square meters. How wide should they make the border? ( Hint : The area of the larger rectangle minus the area of the smaller is the area of the border.)

• A)1.5 m
• B)3.5 m
• C)1 m
• D)2.5 m
• E)0.5 m

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