A rectangular garden has a walkway surrounding it that is 4 feet wide (a uniform width
of 4 feet). The garden's dimensions are 15ft x 20ft. Explain or show how to find the area
of just the walkway and include your answer in ft". HINT: Draw a picturell I

Respuesta :

Answer: 300 square feet  

Step-by-step explanation:

length of walkway = 20 + 2x

width of walkway = 15 + 2x

A(x) = (20 + 2x)(15 + 2x)

A(x) = 300 + 30x + 40x + 4x2

A(x) = 300 + 70x + 4x2