Jenny is building a rectangular garden around a tree in her yard. The southwest corner of the garden will be 2 feet south and 3 feet west of the tree. The north east corner of the garden will be 1 foot north and 4 feet east of the tree. If jenny paves a path around the garden that is uniformly 3 feet wide, then what is the area of the path?

A. 117 square feet
B. 96 square feet
C. 75 square feet
D. 60 square feet

Stuck, please help!

4 answers

garden size
east west = 7
north south = 3
so garden area = 21
outside path dimensions
7+3*2 = 13
3+3*2 = 9
so big rectangle area = 9*13 = 117
so path area =117 - 21

So the answer is B?

LOL, yes

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