Question

Mowing the lawn is one of Jeremy's jobs at home. But, Jeremy's dad offered to help him this week. His dad drew the following diagram of the lawn and told Jeremy to choose one of the parts to mow. If Jeremy wants to mow the rectangle with the smaller area, which one should he choose?

Answer 1

Let's find out the area of the two parts separately to see which part is smaller.

Area of rectangle is given by Length * Width

Area of Part 1

Width of Part 1 is 16'

Length of Part 1 is 16-12 = 4'

So area of Part 1 is 16*4 = 64' square

Area of Part 2

Width of Part 2 is 8'

Length of Part 2 is 8'

So area of Part 2 is 8*8 = 64' square

So area of both the parts is same . Hence Jeremy may choose any of the parts.

Hope it helps ..!!

Answer 2

They are the same. 8 times 8 is 64, and 16 times 4 is also 64.