A 15m by 15m square garden has a 2m wide path that runs through the center.what is the area of the garden that is available for planting?
13 * 15 = ?
13 x 15 =195m
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To determine the area of the garden that is available for planting, we need to calculate the area of the square garden and subtract the area of the path in the center.
First, let's find the area of the square garden. The formula for finding the area of a square is simply side length multiplied by side length. In this case, the side length of the square garden is 15m. Therefore, the area of the square garden is 15m * 15m = 225m².
Next, let's find the area of the path. Since the path is 2m wide and runs through the center of the garden, it divides the garden into two equal sections. So, we can find the area of the path by calculating the length of the path (15m) multiplied by the width of the path (2m). Thus, the area of the path is 15m * 2m = 30m².
Finally, to find the area available for planting, we subtract the area of the path from the area of the garden. Therefore, the available planting area is 225m² - 30m² = 195m².
Hence, the area of the garden that is available for planting is 195 square meters.