Question

This is a gardener's floor plan of their backyard. Enter the amount of grass, in square yards

needed to completely cover the backyard.

Answer 1

39 yd^2

Explanation:

First, we must divide the shape into quadrilaterals. The best, and easiest, way to do this is to cut along the line in the middle, below the lower 2 yd mark. This will give us a 1 yard by 3 yard rectangle, 4 yard by 8 yard rectangle, and 2 yard by 2 yard square. The next thing to do is to find the area of each location of the backyard using the A = l x w equation. 1 x 3 = 3, 2 x 2 = 4, 4 x 8 = 32. The final step is to add these individual areas, giving us 39 square yards.