How do I find the area of JUST the garden?

A garden has a rectangular pond in the center. (See the drawing on the sheet found in the instructions.)

A. Write and simplify an expression for the area of the whole figure. (10 points)

B. Write and simplify an expression for the area of the pond. (10 points)

C. Write and simplify an expression for the area of just the garden. (10 points)
(Working on C)
I DO NOT by any means want the answer! Just how to do it! Thanks!

Question

How do I find the area of JUST the garden?

A garden has a rectangular pond in the center. (See the drawing on the sheet found in the instructions.)

A.  Write and simplify an expression for the area of the whole figure. (10 points)

B.  Write and simplify an expression for the area of the pond.  (10 points)

C.  Write and simplify an expression for the area of just the garden.  (10 points)
(Working on C) 
I DO NOT by any means want the answer! Just how to do it! Thanks!

lifeisadangerousgame · Answer

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phi · Answer

Hopefully, for A you added 4 to the width of the pond to get the width of the whole area, and you add 4 to the length of the pond to get the length of the area.

B is just width * length

C is A-B  (the entire area minus the area of the pond)
What did you get?

phi · Answer

Would you understand how to do this problem if we labeled the lengths and widths with numbers (instead of x) ?

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