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?
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 feet². 3) total: 4200+150=4350 feet².
