Rani needs to buy sod to cover his new backyard. His landscape design is graphed, and the yard has corners at (2,20) , (12,20) , (12,5) , and (2,5) . Solve for the area of his yard.(1 point)
Responses
150 sq. ft.
150 sq. ft.
46 sq. ft.
46 sq. ft.
60 sq. ft.
60 sq. ft.
80 sq. ft.
The area of the yard can be calculated by finding the length and width of the rectangle formed by the corners.
Length = 12 - 2 = 10 feet
Width = 20 - 5 = 15 feet
Area = Length x Width = 10 ft x 15 ft = 150 sq. ft
Therefore, the correct answer is:
150 sq. ft.