Question

ersion with whole number valuesA flower bed has the shape of a rectangle 8 yards long and 3 yards wide. What is its area in square feet?Be sure to include the correct unit in your answer.ft

Answer 1

Given that length =8 yards and width = 3 yards of the rectangle bed.

Recall the formula for the area of the rectangle is

`A=\text{length }* width`
`\text{Substitute length =8 yards and width=3 yards, we get}`
`A=8\text{ yards }*3\text{ yards}`
`A=8*3yards^2`

`A=24yards^2`

We know that one yard=3 feet.

`\text{yards}^2=(3\text{ f}eet)^2`

`\text{yards}^2=\text{ 9 f}eet^2`
`\text{Substitute }yards^2=9\text{ f}eet^2\text{ in the area of the rectangle as follows.}`

`A=24*9\text{ fe}et^2`

`A=216\text{ fe}et^2`

Hence the area of the rectangle flower bed is 216 square feet.