Answer:
the area of the garden is 34
Explanation:
in order to solve this problem you would have to essentially just use the formula which is A= length times width
in this case you would have to multiply 4 by 8 1/2 in order to get 8 1/2 into a fraction to make it easier to multiply you would multiply 8 by 2 and add 1 so your fraction would be 16/2. So the denominator 2 cancels with 4 giving you 2 times 17 and that would be 34
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