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The side length of Tom's square garden was 72 ft. He used ½ of the garden for growing roses. What area of his garden was left? The remaining area of his garden is ft²

The side length of Tom's square garden was 72 ft. He used ½ of the garden for growing-example-1

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We will solve as follows:

*We calculate the area and divide it by two, that is:


A=72^2\Rightarrow A=5184


\Rightarrow A_l=(5184)/(2)\Rightarrow A_l=2592

So, the area left was 2592 squared feet.

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