(a) Elliott decides to construct a square garden that will take up 288 square feet of his yard. Simplify 288 to determine the length and the width of his garden. Round to the nearest tenth of a foot. (b) Suppose Elliott decides to reduce the size of his square garden so that he can create a 5-footwide walking path on the north and east sides of the garden. Simplify 288 − 5 to determine the length and width of the new garden. Round to the nearest tenth of a foot.
(a) Elliott decides to construct a square garden that will take up 288 square feet of his yard. Simplify 288 to determine the length and the width of his garden. Round to the nearest tenth of a foot. (b) Suppose Elliott decides to reduce the size of his square garden so that he can create a 5-footwide walking path on the north and east sides of the garden. Simplify 288 − 5 to determine the length and width of the new garden. Round to the nearest tenth of a foot.
(a) Elliott decides to construct a square garden that will take up 288 square feet of his yard. Simplify
288
to determine the length and the width of his garden. Round to the nearest tenth of a foot.
(b) Suppose Elliott decides to reduce the size of his square garden so that he can create a 5-footwide walking path on the north and east sides of the garden. Simplify
288
−
5
to determine the length and width of the new garden. Round to the nearest tenth of a foot.
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