Amandeep decides to grow a vegetable garden. She wants to make it 10.1m long and 4.2m wide. She is worried about rabbits eating from her garden so she builds a fence around it. The fence will be 11.2m long and 5m wide. What is the area between the fence and garden? Show your work?
Please help I have school tomorrow.
Is the answer 191.7m2.
the fenced area is 11.2*5 = 56 m^2
the garden area is 10.1*4.2 = 42.42m^2
I get 13.58m^2
How did you come up with 191.7 m^2?
To find the area between the fence and the garden, we need to find the area of the larger rectangle formed by the fence and subtract the area of the smaller rectangle formed by the garden.
First, let's calculate the area of the larger rectangle (the fence):
Length of the fence = 11.2m
Width of the fence = 5m
Area of the fence = Length × Width = 11.2m × 5m = 56m²
Next, let's calculate the area of the smaller rectangle (the garden):
Length of the garden = 10.1m
Width of the garden = 4.2m
Area of the garden = Length × Width = 10.1m × 4.2m = 42.42m²
Now, to find the area between the fence and the garden, we subtract the area of the garden from the area of the fence:
Area between the fence and garden = Area of the fence - Area of the garden = 56m² - 42.42m² = 13.58m²
Therefore, the area between the fence and the garden is 13.58m².