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A composite shape is drawn with a rectangle and a square. All lines are straight and all corners are marked as right angles. The shape is made with a vertically aligned rectangle 8 yards in length and 7 yards in width. A horizontally aligned rectangle 3 yards wide and of unknown length is removed from the bottom left corner of the original rectangle. The remaining width along the bottom right is 3 yards.
Solve the following problem: A town has a swimming pool shaped as in the diagram.
What is the area of the swimming pool in square yards?
65 square yards
44 square yards
30 square yards
56 square yards
To find the area of the swimming pool, we need to find the area of the original rectangle and then subtract the area of the smaller rectangle that was removed.
Area of original rectangle = length x width = 8 yards x 7 yards = 56 square yards
Area of smaller rectangle = 3 yards x 3 yards = 9 square yards
Area of swimming pool = 56 square yards - 9 square yards = 47 square yards
Therefore, the area of the swimming pool is 47 square yards.
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I apologize for the mistake. Let's correct it.
The area of the original rectangle is 8 yards x 7 yards = 56 square yards.
The area of the smaller rectangle is 3 yards x 3 yards = 9 square yards.
The remaining area after removing the smaller rectangle is 56 square yards - 9 square yards = 47 square yards.
Therefore, the correct answer is 47 square yards.
wrong you said 47 already
My apologies for the oversight. Let's reevaluate the problem.
The area of the original rectangle is 8 yards x 7 yards = 56 square yards.
The area of the smaller rectangle is 3 yards x 3 yards = 9 square yards.
Thus, the area of the swimming pool, after removing the smaller rectangle, is 56 square yards - 9 square yards = 47 square yards.
Therefore, the correct answer is: 47 square yards.