SOLUTION: a garden in the form of a square is surrounded by a walkway 2m wide. Whhat are the dimensions of the garden if the area of the walkway is 800 square metres?

Question 614991: a garden in the form of a square is surrounded by a walkway 2m wide. Whhat are the dimensions of the garden if the area of the walkway is 800 square metres?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the sides of the square garden = m
The area of the garden is m2
The area of the garden plus the walkway is m2
The area of the walkway is m2
I can say:

The garden is 199 m x 199 m
check:

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