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QUESTION: Josephine put a frame round his picture which measured 36 cm by 34 cm. A margin 4cm wide was left all the way round. What was the area of the margin ?

(NOTE:SORRY BUT UNFORTUNATELY THERE ISN`T A DIAGRAM)

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36x34= 1224cm²
(36-4)x(34-4)= 32x30= 960cm²

Area of frame= 1224
Area of picture inside frame= 960
So border = 1224-960= 264

ANSWER = 264cm²
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