The entire yard is 36x54 so you would draw a rectangle with those measurements, since there is a border of 3 you should draw another rectangle in the middle with measurements 6 less than the original. 30x48
since you are finding the area of the walk, you would find the larger area, then subtract the smaller rectangle
(36*54)-(30*48)
1944-1440
504 square feet of walk
15% of 425
(15/100) * 425
(3/20) * 425
(3/4) * 85
255 / 4
63.75
Answer:
The answer is x = 4
Step-by-step explanation:
1. First you need to distribute the 3/4 * (x + 8). This looks like (3/4) * (x) + (3/4) * (8) = 9
2. Next you simplify the distributed equation, 3/4x + 6 = 9
3. Now subtract 6 from both sides, 3/4x = 3
4. Multiply both sides by 4/3, 4/x * 3/4x = 3 * 4/3
5. Simplify, x = 4
