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Chuck built a garden in the shape of a rectangle in his backyard. The width of the garden is 7 feet and the length of the garden is 24 feet. He built a walking pathway along the diagonal of the rectangular garden. Which measurement represent the length of the walking path in feet?

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The answer is 25 because of the Pythagorean theorem. 49+576=625 625 squared=25
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