Janet decides to sow grass in a rectangular plot of her garden that has a length of 30 ft and height of 25 ft. It costs her $9.50 per square foot for sowing the grass. If she wants to sow grass in a plot with half the base and half the height, she will have to pay $3,562.50. Is this reasonable? Explain.

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Danny

30 January, 18:52

Janet decides to sow grass in a rectangular plot of her garden that has a length of 30 ft and height of 25 ft. It costs her $9.50 per square foot for sowing the grass. If she wants to sow grass in a plot with half the base and half the height, she will have to pay $3,562.50. Is this reasonable? Explain.

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Tanya Hahn · Answer 1

No

Explanation:

If Janet Decides to make height and base half, then the area is multiplied by 1/4.

New height according to Janet = 25 ft / 2 = 12.5 ft

New Length of garden = 30 ft / 2 = 15 ft

Area of garden = Length x height

= 15 x 12.5

= 187.5

Total amount spend on this land = Area of garden x Cost

= 187.5 x $9.50

= $1781.25

Therefore, she will have to pay $1781.25