a house has a front yard with an area of 4,200 ft ^2. the area of the house plus the area of the yard is 8 times the area of the house alone. what equation does this real-world situation model? Use a for the area of the house
Let's use 'a' for the area of the house.
The area of the front yard is given as 4,200 ft^2.
The area of the house plus the area of the yard is 8 times the area of the house alone.
So, the equation that models this real-world situation is: a + 4,200 = 8a