Question

Tanya has a garden with a trench around it. The garden is a rectangle with length 2.5m and width 2m. The trench and the garden together make a rectangle with length 3.5m and width 3m. Find the area of just the trench

Answer 1

Answer:

5.5m^2

the area of just the trench is 5.5 m^2

Step-by-step explanation:

The Area of trench only is the total area(trench and garden) minus the Area of garden

Area of trench only = total area(trench and garden) - Area of garden

Area = length × breadth

Substituting the given dimensions;

Total area = 3.5 × 3 = 10.5 m^2

Area of garden = 2.5×2 = 5 m^2

Area of trench only = 10.5 m^2 - 5 m^2

Area of trench only = 5.5m^2

the area of just the trench is 5.5 m^2

Answer 2

Answer:

5 1/5

Step-by-step explanation: