Frank's rectangular garden is 18 feet long and 14 feet wide. He wants to plant edible flowers

in a 5 inch border around the entire garden.

a. Find the area covered by the edible flower garden, in square inches. Sketch a diagram and

show your work for full credit.

b. Find the total garden area, to the nearest tenth of a square foot, including the border.

2.

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Patricia Lamb

17 March, 11:15

Frank's rectangular garden is 18 feet long and 14 feet wide. He wants to plant edible flowers

in a 5 inch border around the entire garden.

a. Find the area covered by the edible flower garden, in square inches. Sketch a diagram and

show your work for full credit.

b. Find the total garden area, to the nearest tenth of a square foot, including the border.

2.

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Blaine Ray · Answer 1

To find the area of the flower garden, you can find the Total Garden Area and subtract the area of regular garden

Total Garden Area = (18' + 10") * (14'+10") = (216"+10") * (168" + 10") = 226"*178" = 40228 square inches

Now find the normal garden area and subtract: 216" * 168" = 36288 square in ...

40228-36288 = 3940

A. 3940in^2

B. 40228in^2 = 3352.3ft^2