Question

My backyard at the old house was 10yd by 22yd. The current backyard is 15yd by 15yd. a)Determine the area of each yard.

b) Determine the perimeter of each yard
c) which yard has more room for my kids play in.
d) Which yard requires more fence to enclose?

Answer 1

a) 220 yd for the OLD HOUSE

a) 225 yd for the CURRENT HOUSE

b) 64 for the OLD HOUSE

b) 60 for the CURRENT HOUSE

c) the CURRENT HOUSE has more room for the kids (the area is bigger (area=space inside)

d) the OLD HOUSE requires more fence, because the perimeter is bigger (perimeter=the outside of the square)

Hope this helped!

Answer 2

a) yard 1: 220yd^2 yard 2: 225yd^2

b) yard 1: 64yd. yard 2: 60yd

c) yard 2

d) yard 1

Explanation:

area=base×height

perimeter=2×base+2×height