Question

Tasha is planning an expansion of a square flower garden in a city park. If each side of the original garden is increased by 7 m, the new total area of the garden will be 144 m². Find the length of each side of the original garden.

Answer 1

Area of a square = side*side
So what's the side length of the new garden?

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

Calculate the side length of the expanded garden and reply the answer.

Answer 4

what?

Answer 5

side length of new garden

Answer 6

old garden

Answer 7

what is the side length of the old garden

Answer 8

No, I want you to calculate the side length of new garden

Answer 9

36m

Answer 10

How?

Answer 11

no wait is 12m because 12 * 12 is 144

Answer 12

Yes, right

Answer 13

oh the answer is 5m isn't it?

Answer 14

Yes

Answer 15

because 12 - 7 is 5

Answer 16

ok thank you for the help

Answer 17

No problem