Question

A flower bed is in the shape of a rectangle. It measures7 yd long and 4 yd wide. Alonzo wants to use mulch tocover the flower bed. The mulch is sold by the squarefoot. Use the facts to find the area of the flower bed insquare feet.0A²X$Conversion facts for length1 foot (ft) = 12 inches (in)1 yard (yd)1 yard (yd)=C3 feet (ft)36 inches (in)I need help with this math problem.

Answer 1

Answer: We have to find the amount of mulch in square feet that would cover the flower bed shape which has the dimensions of 7yd and 4yd:

$\begin{gathered} 7yd=(3\times7)ft=21ft \\ \\ 4yd=(3\times4)ft=12ft \\ \end{gathered}$

Therefore the amount of mulch needed is as follows:

$21ft\times12ft=252ft^2$