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A basketball court measures 26 meters by 14 meters. Ten meters of seating is added to each side of the court. Find the perimeter of the new figure created by the seating area.

A basketball court measures 26 meters by 14 meters. Ten meters of seating is added to each side of the court. Find the perimeter of the new figure created by the seating area.
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A basketball court measures 26 meters by 14 meters. Ten meters of seating is added to each side of the court. Find the perimeter of the new figure created by the seating area.

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The new perimeter of the shape is 160 meters.

If you are adding 10 meters to both sides, you are adding 20 meters onto the length and the width.

Our new dimensions are 46 by 34.

To find the perimeter, add up all 4 sides.

46 + 46 + 34 + 34 = 160
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