2011 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 2
Problem
Karl's rectangular vegetable garden is feet by feet, and Makenna's is feet by feet. Whose garden is larger in area?
Solution
The area of a rectangle is given by the formula length times width. Karl's garden is square feet and Makenna's garden is square feet. Since Makenna's garden is larger by square feet.
See Also
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