Question

The floor at a roller skating rink is 72.25 feet long and 51.5 feet wide. How much longer is the rink than it is wide?

A 671.0 ft
B 67.10 ft
C 21.25 ft
D 20.75 ft

Answer 1

20.75 or 20 and 3 quarters or 20 3/4 or D.

Explanation:

the question: " The floor at a roller skating rink is 72.25 feet long and 51.5 feet wide. How much longer is the rink than it is wide?" asks how longer is it than wide so you need to subtract the feet long from the feet wide so do the following problem: 72.25 - 51.5 = 20.75 or 20 and 3 quarters or 20 3/4 or D. bye have good day my friends!

Answer 2

The rink is 20.75 ft longer

Explanation:

Simply subtract the width from the length.

72.25-51.5= 20.75 ft