Answer:
The area of flower bed is 8.96 m^2.
Step-by-step explanation:
Length of lawn = 6 x
width of lawn = x
length of flower bed = x + 4
width of flower bed = x - 1
Area of shaded region = 40 m^2
Area of the shaded region
6 x (x) - (x +4)(x -1) = 40
As length cannot have negative value, so x = 2.4 m.
Area of flower bed = (x + 4)(x - 1) = (2.4 + 4)(2.4 - 1) = 8.96 m^2