Answer:
x=6 because if you multiple 4x6 you get 24
not exactly sure but try
check the picture below.
so the playground is really just 3 rectangles and one triangle, now the triangle has a base of 8 and a height of 6. We can simply get the area of each figure, sum them up and that's the area of the playground.

8/ (1 1/2) = 36/x....8 muffins to 1 1/2 tsp = 36 ( 3 doz) muffins to x tsp
this is a proportion, so we cross multiply
(8)(x) = (1 1/2)(36)
8x = 3/2 * 36
8x = 108/2
8x = 54
x = 54/8
x = 6 3/4 <=== 6 3/4 tsps are needed to make 3 doz muffins