The total area of the front yard is 16 ft x 4 ft = 64 square feet.
Since they split the yard in half, each of them will have to cover half of the total area.
Each of them will have to cover 64 square feet / 2 = 32 square feet.
Therefore, each of them will have to cover 32 square feet with bricks.
Henry and Juan are working to lay down bricks in their front yard. To make sure they each do the same amount of work, they split the yard as shown. How much area will each of them have to cover with bricks? Answer in square units.
One half is 16 ft and the other half 4 ft
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