2011 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 2
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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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