Question

A garden is rectangular with a width of 8 feet and a length of 10 feet. If it is surrounded by a walkway 2 feet wide, how many square feet of area does the walkway cover?

Answer 1

Answer:

The rea of walk way is 32 ft^2.

Step-by-step explanation:

width, w = 8 feet

length, L = 10 feet

width of walkway, d = 2 feet

length of outer, L' = 10 + 2 + 2 = 14 feet

Area of outer, A' = L' x w = 14 x 8 = 112 ft^2

Area of inner, A = L x w = 10 x 8 = 80 ft^2

The area of walkway = A' - A = 112 - 80 = 32 ft^2

The rea of walk way is 32 ft^2.