Question

A garden is √30m long and √8m wide. The garden is covered in grass except for a small rectangular pond which is √2m long and √6m wide. Express the area of the pond as percentage of the area of the garden

Answer 1

Explanation:

Garden area = L x W = sqrt (30 *8) = sqrt (240)

Pond area = L x W = sqrt (2 *6) = sqrt (12)

Percentage of the garden that is pond:

pond area / garden area x 100%

sqrt (12) / sqrt(240) x 100% = sqrt (1/20) x100% = 22.36 %