The width of his patio is 19.5 feet based on the information about the area given.
<h3>How to calculate the width?</h3>
Area = Length × Width
175.5 = 19.5 × w
Width = 175.5/19.5
Width = 9 feet
The width of his patio is 19.5 feet.
The number of blocks that were used will be:
= 175.5/(1.5 × 1.5)
= 175.5/2.25
= 78 blocks
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<u>Complete question</u>
Gavin made the patio area out of square block that are 1.5 by 1.5 feet. The area of the patio is 175.5 ft² and the length is 19.5ft.
a. Determine the width of his patio.
b. Determine the number of blocks Gavin used to make his patio.
