Question

A rectangular garden has a walkway around it. The area of the garden is ​2(4.5x+1.5​). The combined area of the garden and the walkway is 3.5​(​8x+4). Find the area of the walkway around the garden as the sum of two terms.

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. 2 times 4.5x= 4x

2. 2 times 1.5= 3

3. 3.5 times 8x= 28x

4. 3.5 times 4= 14

5. 4x+28x= 32x

6. 14+3= 17 <--- ANSWER!