Mai will plat a vegetable garden that is 16 ft X 20 ft. She plans to border the garden with 2ft of flowers an all sides. What will the total area of her garden be?
320 squared
352 squared
396 squared
480 squared

NOTE - ALL ANSWERS ARE IN FEET

Question

Mai will plat a vegetable garden that is 16 ft X 20 ft. She plans to border the garden with 2ft of flowers an all sides. What will the total area of her garden be?
320 squared
352 squared
396 squared
480 squared


NOTE - ALL ANSWERS ARE IN FEET

jagatuba · Answer

You know how to figure the area of a rectangle right?

jagatuba · Answer

@Brolex1220 I only have a few more minutes, so if you want help please reply.

anonymous · Answer

well srry my page froze up
srry to keep u waiting
and no I never learned how to find area of rectangle

jagatuba · Answer

Well you might not have paid attention because I don't think you would get a question like this unless it had been covered in class, but no worries. It's simple.

$$A=w \times l$$A=Area
w=width
l=length

you following me so far?

anonymous · Answer

yea

anonymous · Answer

so far

anonymous · Answer

-_-

jagatuba · Answer

Okay so her garden is 16ftx20ft, but we need to know the area if she puts a 2ft border of flowers around it. So what would be the dimensions of the garden with that 2ft border?

anonymous · Answer

truthfully, I have no idea :( srry for wasting ur time

anonymous · Answer

but go on

jagatuba · Answer

That's Okay. Let me draw it maybe you can see it better.

jagatuba · Answer

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