Question

A flower bed is in the shape of a rectangle. It measures7 yd long and 3 yd wide. David wants to use mulch tocover the flower bed. The mulch is sold by the squarefoot. Use the facts to find the area of the flower bed insquare feet.2?Conversion facts for length1 foot (ft)M12 inches (in)1 yard (yd) 3 feet (ft)=1 yard (yd) = 36 inches (in)

Answer 1

Given,

The length of the flower bed = 7 yd.

The width of the flower bed = 3 yd.

Required

The area of the flower bed.

The length of the flower bed = 7 yd = 7 x 3 = 21 feet.

The width of the flower bed = 3 yd = 3 x 3 = 9 feet.

The area of the flower bed is,

$\begin{gathered} Area\text{ =length}\times width \\ Area=21\times9 \\ Area=189\text{ ft}^2 \end{gathered}$

Hence, the area of the flower bed is 189 square feet.