Question

Jayden wants to lay sod on his front yard and on half of his back yard. his front yard has a length of 50 feet and a width of 80 feet. his back yard has a length of 10 feet and a width of 30 feet. how many square feet of sod does jayden need to purchase?

Answer 1

Study Island: A: 4,300 Square feet

Explanation:

Answer 2

The first thing we must do for this case is to calculate the area of both yards.
We have then:
front yard:
A1 = (50) * (80)
A1 = 4000 feet ^ 2
Back yard:
A2 = (10) * (30)
A2 = 300 feet ^ 2
"Jayden wants to lay sod on his front yard and on half of his back yard"
Then, the total amount will be:
A = A1 + (1/2) A2
Substituting:
A = 4000 + (1/2) (300)
A = 4000 + 150
A = 4150 feet ^ 2
Answer:
jayden needs to purchase 4150 square feet of sod