Question

A rectangular yard is 25 ft by 19 ft. The yard is covered with grass except for a

9.5-ft square flower garden. How much grass is in the yard?

Answer 1

`384.75\ ft^2`

Explanation:

we know that

To find out how much grass is in the yard subtract the area of the flower garden from the total area of the rectangular yard

so

Find out the area of the rectangular yard

`A=(25)(19)=475\ ft^2`

Find out the area of the square flower garden

`A=(9.5)^2=90.25\ ft^2`

so

`475\ ft^2-90.25\ ft^2=384.75\ ft^2`