A swimming pool and deck are built in a rectangle with length 40ft and width 18ft. If the pool itself is 320 square feet, what is the area of the deck itself?

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Brenna Decker

Mathematics

6 May, 08:51

A swimming pool and deck are built in a rectangle with length 40ft and width 18ft. If the pool itself is 320 square feet, what is the area of the deck itself?

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Aubrey Carrillo · Answer 1

Calculate total area by multiplying the length by the width:

40 ft x 18 ft = 720 square feet total.

Now subtract the area of the pool:

720 - 320 = 400 square feet for the deck.