Clairs rectangular garden is 3m long and 2m wide. She wishes to expand the garden so it has an area of 20m^2. How wide a strip must she add around the edge of the garden to accomplish this task.

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anonymous · Answer

Help?

whpalmer4 · Answer

What is the current area?  How much area must be added?

dulljackel09 · Answer

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dulljackel09 · Answer

Hello Aravindg

anonymous · Answer

?

anonymous · Answer

Well it doesn't state the current area.

dulljackel09 · Answer

I give you a medal for asking for help

whpalmer4 · Answer

No, but it gives you enough information to figure it out.

dulljackel09 · Answer

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whpalmer4 · Answer

What is the formula for the area of a rectangle?

anonymous · Answer

ahh so we have to do 1/2 bh?

whpalmer4 · Answer

No, that's area of a triangle.

whpalmer4 · Answer

For a rectangle, $$A=l*w$$

anonymous · Answer

Okay, so the area= 6m

whpalmer4 · Answer

Right. Can you draw a picture of current rectangle with border that we ave to construct?

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

right?

whpalmer4 · Answer

Correct.  Now, can you label the diagram with the current dimensions, and the dimensions the new garden will have, if the width of the border is $x$?

whpalmer4 · Answer

you can click on the little pencil icon in the drawing post you made to recycle that drawing

anonymous · Answer

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