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You are planting a square garden. Each side is 8 feet long. You use a square section in the center that has sides of 4 feet long. You divide the remaining area into 4 equal sections. What is the area of each remaining section?

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Answer:

12 square feet

Explanation:

The area of a square is the square of its side length.

The area of the whole garden is (8 ft)² = 64 ft².

The area of the center section is (4 ft)² = 16 ft².

The remaining area is ...

64 ft² - 16 ft² = 48 ft²

One fourth of that area is ...

(48 ft²)/4 = 12 ft²

Each of the 4 equal sections is 12 square feet.

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