Jayden wants to lay sod on his front yard and on half of his back yard. His front yard has a length of 60 feet and a width of 70 feet. His back yard has a length of 10 feet and a width of 30 feet. How many square feet of sod does Jayden need to purchase?

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Jaime James

2 August, 15:12

Jayden wants to lay sod on his front yard and on half of his back yard. His front yard has a length of 60 feet and a width of 70 feet. His back yard has a length of 10 feet and a width of 30 feet. How many square feet of sod does Jayden need to purchase?

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Matteo Parks · Answer 1

Try this:

1) area of f-yard is 60*70=4200 feet²;

2) area of b-yard is 10*30=300 feet², according to condition ' on half of his back yard' this area should be 0.5*300=150 feet ².

3) total: 4200+150=4350 feet².