Question

Mr brown bought a lot that ia half as long and twice as wide Mrs.Rockwell's lot.How does the area of his lot compare to the area of Mrs.Rockwell's lot? Explain how you know

Answer 1

Area of Mrs. Rockwell's lot is equal to the area of Mr. Brown's lot

Explanation:

We can suppose the dimensions of Mrs. Rockwell's lot to be:

Length = x

Width = y

Then, we can write the dimensions of Mr. Brown's lot as:

Length = half as long as Mrs. Rockwell's lot

Length = 0.5x

Width = twice as wide as Mrs. Rockwell's lot

Width = 2y

Area of Mrs. Rockwell's lot = Length * Width

= x*y

Area of Mrs. Rockwell's lot = xy

Area of Mr. Brown's lot = 0.5x*2y

Area of Mr. Brown's lot = xy

Area of Mrs. Rockwell's lot is equal to the area of Mr. Brown's lot, as calculated above.