A ladybug crawls around the outside of a rectangle that measures 9.5 cm by 7.5 cm. The ladybug stays exactly 3.2 cm from the rectangle at all times to form a larger figure. What is the area of the new rectangle bound by the path of the bug?

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A ladybug crawls around the outside of a
rectangle that measures 9.5 cm by 7.5 cm. The
ladybug stays exactly 3.2 cm from the rectangle
at all times to form a larger figure.
What is the area of the new rectangle bound by
the path of the bug?
Transcribed Image Text:A ladybug crawls around the outside of a rectangle that measures 9.5 cm by 7.5 cm. The ladybug stays exactly 3.2 cm from the rectangle at all times to form a larger figure. What is the area of the new rectangle bound by the path of the bug?
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