Question

i dont know what to do

Answer 1

Megan's backyard has a small pond that is 15 feet by 10 feet. Her mother wants her to add a wooden deck pathway around the pond, so that the total area of the pool and deck is 234 ft2. How wide does the pathway need to be to fulfill Megan's mom's request?

Answer 2

The above drawing shows the dimensions of the total area of the pool and deck, where w is the width of the pathway.
Can you write an equation for the complete area beginning with:
234 = ?

Answer 3

I'll assume the pathway is the same width the whole way, not some big some small like I drew it, haha