SOLUTION: A garden is in the shape of a rectangle. One side of the garden has length 27 ft. The other side has length x. You plan to build a sidewalk of width 6 ft to surround the garden. Th
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Question 842222: A garden is in the shape of a rectangle. One side of the garden has length 27 ft. The other side has length x. You plan to build a sidewalk of width 6 ft to surround the garden. The cost to dig the ground and pour concrete to build the sidewalk is $92 per square foot. Express the cost to build the sidewalk as a function of x. Sidewalk cost= Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, josmiceli:Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Rectangles have one width and one length. The do not have two lengths nor do they have two widths.
If a quadrilateral has two lengths then it is not a rectangle.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The area of the garden is:
The area of the garden plus the sidewalk is:
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The area of the sidewalk is:
Cost to build sidewalk = ( area in sq ft ) x ( cost/ sq ft )
