SOLUTION: dan o leary has decided to plant a garden. he wants to make to make it 10.1 m long and 4.2 m wide. However in order to keep the rabbits out,Dan needs a fence surrounding the garden

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Question 142056: dan o leary has decided to plant a garden. he wants to make to make it 10.1 m long and 4.2 m wide. However in order to keep the rabbits out,Dan needs a fence surrounding the garden he decides to make the fence 11.2 m long and 5.0 m wide. what is the area beween the fence and the garden
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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11.2*5=56 m^2 is the fenced in area.
10.1*4.2-42.42 m^2 is the garden area.
56-42.42=13.58 m^2 is the area between the garden & the fence.