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a woman is looking for a bigger square office. she finds an office twice the area of her square office. if the perimeter is 88ft, how many squared feet is the new office? A. 176sqft B. 352sqft C. 968sqft or D. 1,200sqft ??​

Accepted Solution

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Answer:Option C is the correct answer.Step-by-step explanation:Perimeter of current office = 88 ftWe have perimeter = 4a , where a is the side of square.Equating 4a = 88 a = 22 sqftArea of current office = a x a = 22 x 22 = 484 square feet.Area of new office is twice the area of current office.Area of new office = 2 x 484 = 968 square feet.Option C is the correct answer.