a square swimming pool has a cement sidewalk around it. The sidewalk is the same width all the way around. The outside perimeter

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of the sidewalk is 80 feet. What is the width of the sidewalk if the area of the pool is 225 square feet?

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VLD [36.1K] · Answer 1 · 2022-10-02T12:20:01+03:00

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Answer:

175 square feet

Step-by-step explanation:

the area of the whole thing is 400 ft. (20 x 20=400)

i got the 20 from the perimeter b/c 20+20+20+20=80

then subtract the area of the pool from 400 to get 175.