The actual photo has an area of 16*20 inches, so 320 inches squared. The ratio between the digital and real photo is 16:20. On the other hand, the width to length of the digital photo is x:2.5. Cross multiply the two ratios and solve for x. 16/20*x/2.5 —> 20x = 40 —> x = 2. The width of the digital image is 2 inches, so multiplying the width times the length gives you a 5 inches squared area for the digital image. Answer: 5 in^2
The correct answer is C. (5x+3) feet, and here is how I got it. This is the equation you need to use: (a+b)^2 = (a+b) (a+b) So, let us plug in 5x and 3 here: (5x+3)^2 = (5x+3)(5x+3) = 25x^2 + 15x + 15x + 9 = 25x^2 + 30x + 9 which is the area of the garden.
