SOLUTION: After purchasing a new home, Ming bought 60 meters of fencing to enclose the square yard. How LARGE is his lawn?
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Question 418751: After purchasing a new home, Ming bought 60 meters of fencing to enclose the square yard. How LARGE is his lawn? Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! After purchasing a new home, Ming bought 60 meters of fencing to enclose the square yard. How LARGE is his lawn?
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The key is the recognize that it is "square".
So, all four sides are equal.
Let x = length of one side
then
4x = 60
x = 15 meters on each side
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dimensions of lawn:
15 meters by 15 meters
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area of lawn then is
15*15 = 225 square meters
