Question

A rectangular garden 50 m long and 34 m wide is surrounded by a uniform dirt road. Find the width of the road if the total area of the garden and road is 540 m^2. Explain your solution

Answer 1

Garden:

A = LW
A = 50 * 34
A = 1,700 sq. m

Since that is much larger than the total, your problem seems to have an error. Please check and repost.

Answer 2

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