Question

Jimmy is installing a gravel path along the diagonal of a rectangular garden . The garden measures 24 feet wide by 32 feet long . If the path is 2 feet wide , and gravel costs 3.50$ a square foot , how much will it cost to install the gravel path?
A.80$ B.149$ C.280$ D.392$

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Answer 1

The answer is C, First you must find the length of the diagonal gravel path and you can use Pythagorean Theorem to do this. 24^2+32^2=c^2 and solve for c which will get you 40 feet. Now, solve for the area of the path by multiplying 40*2 (2 feet wide) which will get you an area of 80 square feet. Multiply 80 by 3.5 and then the answer is $280. Hope this helped you :)