Question

. Janea has a square garden with an area of 1600 square feet. Sheplans to create a straight path from the middle of one side tothe middle of the opposite side. If the path is 3 feet wide, howmany square feet of garden will be turned into path?

Answer 1

120 sq.feet of the garden will be turned into path.

Explanation:

• Area of a square garden = 1600 sq.feet.
• length of the side = a

Area of square = a²

⇒ 1600 = a²

⇒ a = √1600

a = 40

• The length of the path = 40 feet
• The width of the path = 3 feet

The area of the path = length
`*`width

⇒ 40
`*`3 = 120 sq.feet