Question

A community group is planning the expansion of a square flower garden in a city park. If each side of the original garden is increased by 3 meters, the new total area of the garden will be 225 square meters. Find the length of each side of the original garden.
A. 15 m
B. 3 m
C. 12 m****
D. Start Root 12 End Root m


Well Fiddle sticks! Seems that I am not sure if my answer is correct. Can someone double check for me? I choose C for my answer

Answer 1

12 works for me.

Answer 2

thank you