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A square that is 7 yd on a side is placed inside a rectangle that has a width of 9 yd and a length of 14 yd. What is the area of the region inside the rectangle that surrounds the square?​

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Answer: 77 yd^2

Explanation:

S=Area of Square. s=side length of square. w=width of rectangle

l=length of rectangle. R=Area of Rectangle

S=s^2

S=7^2

S=49 yd^2

R=l*w

R=9*14

R=126 yd^2

R-S=

126-49=77 yd^2

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