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A 12-ft-by-15-ft rectangular swimming pool has a 3-ft-wide no-slip around it. what is the outer perimeter of the no-slip?

A) 78ft
B) 78ft*2
C) 198ft
D) 198ft*2

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see illustration

15+3+3=21
12+3+3=18

21+21+18+18=78

answer is 78ft since perimiter is not area

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