Question

A rectangular flower bed is 14 feet long and 16 feet wide. Rose bushes cover 75 percent of the area of the flower bed. How many square feet is planted in a rose bush

Answer 1

`168ft^2`

Explanation:

First we need to fin the area of the rectangular flower bed:

`area=length*width`

and we know that the length is:

`length=14ft`

and the width:

`width=16ft`

so the total area is:

`area=14ft*16ft\\area=224ft^2`

Since 75% of the area is covered with rose bushes, we need to find how much is 75% out of the
`224ft^2` .

To find this percentage, we divide the total area by 100, and multiply by 75:

`RosesArea=(224ft^2)/(100)(75) \\\\RosesArea=2.24ft^2(75)\\\\RosesArea=168ft^2`

there are 168 square feet covered with rose bushes.