Asked by cw

Devin has a rectangular vegetable garden. He planted tomatoes in a triangular section of the garden with an area of 6 square yards. There were 30 square yards remaining for Devin to plant zucchini.
Let g represent the total area of the garden. Which equation models the problem?
Solve this equation to find the total area of the garden.
square yards

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Let g be the total area. The remaining area after the 6 yd² tomato section is 30 yd², so
g − 6 = 30
Solve: g = 30 + 6 = 36.

Total area = 36 square yards.