Question

Elsie loves to garden the width of her current garden is half the length. Elsie wants to increase both the width and the length of her garden to triple the size. What is the area of the original garden. What is the area of the new garden.

Answer 1

length of new garden: 3x or 3y times 2

width of new garden: 3y or 3x/2

Area: 3x times 3y

Explanation:

x= original length of garden

y= original width of garden

if she triples it she needs to multiply the old measurements by 3

The area of her new garden is the new measurements multiplied by one another