A rectangular yard measuring 25ft by 35ft

is bordered (and surrounded) by a fence. Inside, a walk that is 2ft wide goes all the way along the fence. Find the area of this walk. Be sure to include the correct unit in your answer.

25*35 - (25-4)(35-4) =

Can you find the length and width of the inner rectangle?

can you find the area of the original rectangle?
can you find the area of the inner rectangle?

wouldn't
original rectangle - inner rectange give you the area of the walkway?

To find the area of the walk, we need to subtract the area of the rectangular yard from the area of the rectangular yard with the walk.

The area of the rectangular yard is calculated by multiplying the length and width:
Area of yard = length × width = 25ft × 35ft = 875ft²

To find the dimensions of the rectangular yard with the walk, we need to increase the length and width by twice the width of the walk. Since the walk is 2ft wide, we add 4ft (2ft on each side) to both the length and width.

Length of yard with walk = length + 2 × width of walk = 25ft + 2 × 2ft = 29ft
Width of yard with walk = width + 2 × width of walk = 35ft + 2 × 2ft = 39ft

Now, we can find the area of the rectangular yard with the walk:
Area of yard with walk = length of yard with walk × width of yard with walk = 29ft × 39ft = 1131ft²

Finally, to find the area of the walk, we subtract the area of the rectangular yard from the area of the rectangular yard with the walk:
Area of walk = Area of yard with walk - Area of yard = 1131ft² - 875ft² = 256ft²

Therefore, the area of the walk is 256 square feet (ft²).