Question

The dimensions of Amy’s rectangular garden are 15 feet by 12 feet. Amy wants to buy flowers to improve the appearance of her garden. The flowers will cost $1.12 per square foot of ground covered. How much will it cost to cover one-fourth of the garden with flowers?

Answer 1

Answer: it will cost $50.4 to cover one-fourth of the garden with flowers.

Explanation:

Amy’s garden is rectangular in shape and the formula for determining the area of a rectangle is expressed as

Area = length × width

The dimensions of Amy’s rectangular garden are 15 feet by 12 feet. This means that the area of the garden would be

15 × 12 = 180 ft²

The area equivalent to one-fourth of the garden would be

1/4 × 180 = 45ft²

The flowers will cost $1.12 per square foot of ground covered. Therefore, the cost of covering one-fourth of the garden with flowers would be

45 × 1.12 = $50.4

Answer 2

$50.40

Explanation:

The garden has an area of ...

(15 ft)(12 ft) = 180 ft²

Amy wants to cover 1/4 of that with flowers, so the area devoted to flowers is ...

(1/4)(180 ft²) = 45 ft²

The cost for each square foot is $1.12, so the cost of the flowers will be ...

($1.12/ft²) × 45 ft² = $50.40 . . . . cost to cover 1/4 of the garden with flowers