SOLUTION: A rectangular garden's area is x * y. There is a walkway surrouding the perimeter of the garden 2 feet out on all sides of the garden. What equation represents the area of the walk
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Question 321691: A rectangular garden's area is x * y. There is a walkway surrouding the perimeter of the garden 2 feet out on all sides of the garden. What equation represents the area of the walkway in square feet?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
\ =\ (x\ +\ 4)(y\ +\ 4)\ =\ xy\ +\ 4x\ +\ 4y\ +\ 16)
is the area of the garden PLUS the walkway. The area of just the walkway is that minus the area of just the garden, given as 
\ =\ xy\ +\ 4x\ +\ 4y\ +\ 16\ -\ xy\ =\ 4x\ +\ 4y\ +\ 16)
John
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