Question

A yard in the shape of a rectangle and measures 85 feet by 55 feet. A rectangular swimming pool in the yard measures 20 feet by 30 feet. Complete parts A through C below A)find the area of the entire yard. B)find the area of the swimming pool. C)find the area of the yard that is not part of the swimming pool

Answer 1

The formula to find the area of a rectangle with dimensions B and H is:

$A=B\times H$

A)

To find the area of the yard, substitute B=85ft and H=55ft:

$\begin{gathered} A=85ft\times55ft \\ =4675ft^2 \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the area of the yard is 4675 ft^2.

B)

To find the area of the swimming pool, substitute B=20ft and H=30ft:

$\begin{gathered} A=20ft\times30ft \\ =600ft^2 \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the area of the swimming pool is 600 ft^2.

C)

To find the area of the yard that is not part of the swimming pool, substract the area of the swimming pool from the area of the yard:

$4675ft^2-600ft^2=4075ft^2$

Therefore, the area of the yard that is not part of the swimming pool is 4075 ft^2.