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==problem==
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==Problem==
  
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A rectangular garden 50 feet long and 10 feet wide is enclosed by a fence. To
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A rectangular garden 50 feet long and 10 feet wide is enclosed by a fence. To make the garden larger, while using the same fence, its shape is changed to a square. By how many square feet does this enlarge the garden?
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make the garden larger, while using the same fence, its shape is changed to a
 
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square. By how many square feet does this enlarge the garden?
 
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(A) 100 (B) 200 (C) 300 (D) 400 (E) 500
 
  
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==solution==
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<math>\text{(A)}\ 100 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 200 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 300 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 400 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 500</math>
  
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(D) 400 square feet: The area of the garden was 500
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==Solution==
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square feet(50£10) and its perimeter was 120 feet,
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2 £ (50 + 10). The square garden is also enclosed
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The perimeter of the rectangular garden is <math>2(50+10)=120</math> feet. A square with this perimeter has sidelength <math>120/4=30</math> feet. The area of the rectangular garden is <math>(50)(10=500</math> and the area of the square garden is <math>(30)(30)=900</math>, so the area increases by <math>900-500=\boxed{\text{(D)}\ 400}</math>.
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by 120 feet of fence so its sides are each 30 feet
 
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long. The square garden's area is 900 square feet
 
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(30 £ 30). and this has increased the garden area
 
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by 400 square feet.
 
  
 
==See Also==
 
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{{AMC8 box|year=1999|num-b=4|num-a=6}}
 
{{AMC8 box|year=1999|num-b=4|num-a=6}}

Revision as of 12:28, 23 December 2012

Problem

A rectangular garden 50 feet long and 10 feet wide is enclosed by a fence. To make the garden larger, while using the same fence, its shape is changed to a square. By how many square feet does this enlarge the garden?

$\text{(A)}\ 100 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 200 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 300 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 400 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 500$

Solution

The perimeter of the rectangular garden is $2(50+10)=120$ feet. A square with this perimeter has sidelength $120/4=30$ feet. The area of the rectangular garden is $(50)(10=500$ and the area of the square garden is $(30)(30)=900$, so the area increases by $900-500=\boxed{\text{(D)}\ 400}$.

See Also

1999 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources)
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