A family is building a rectangular fountain in the backyard. The yard is also rectangular and measures 6x by 7x. The fountain is going to measure 2x by 4x. Once the fountain is built, what will be the area of the remaining yard?

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A family is building a rectangular fountain in the backyard. The yard is also rectangular and measures 6x by 7x. The fountain is going to measure 2x by 4x. Once the fountain is built, what will be the area of the remaining yard?
Please do not just give me the answers!! Can someone explain what I need to do to get an answer?

Damon · Answer

find area of total original yard (length times width) find area of fountain (its length times its width) subtract the fountain area from the original yard area.