Home > CCA2 > Chapter 3 > Lesson 3.2.5 > Problem 3-123
Phana’s garden is
Draw a diagram.
Rectangle, with green rectangle centered inside, left side labeled, 2 meters, bottom side labeled, 5 meters.
Find the total area of the outside rectangle by adding
the area of the inside rectangle to the area of the walkway.
Added, blue dashed lines, perpendicular to sides, between top, bottom, right, & left sides, of inner & outer rectangles, each labeled, x.
If
expression for each side of the outside rectangle.
Now write an equation of the form (length)(width) = area and solve for
Make sure you remember to answer the original question.