old area = 400 ft^2
perimeter = 20+80 = 100
so
4 s = 100
s = 25
s^2 = area = 625
625 - 400 = ???
A 40-foot by 10-foot rectangular garden is enclosed by a fence. To make the garden larger, while using the same amount of fencing, its shape is changed to a square. How many square feet larger than the old garden is the new garden?
2 answers
40 * 10 = 400 square feet
The fence is 100 feet long
25 * 25 = 625 square feet
The fence is 100 feet long
25 * 25 = 625 square feet