Question

A garden is in the shape of a rectangle 90 m by 60 m.

Flowers are grown in 40% of the garden.
The rest of the garden is grass.
Work out the area of the garden that is grass.

Answer 1

3,240 meters

The area is 90*60m which is 5,400m.

60% of the garden is grass (1-0.4=.6)

60% of 5,400 = 3,240 meters

Answer 2

3240 sq meters

Explanation:

Area of garden = 90*60= 5400 square meters.

Flowers grown on = 40%

So, grass grown on = (100 -40)% = 60%

60% of 5400 = 0.6*5400 = 3,240.

So, the area of the garden that is grass = 3,240 square meters