Question

a rectangular shaped flower garden has a length of 5 years and an area of 15 square yards. a neighbor's flower garden is similar and has a length of 7 yards. what is the area of the neighbor's flower garden? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

Find the width of the first garden so: 15/5= 3 yards

I'm guessing that the new width would be proportional to the new length so we need to find that first:

3/5 = x/7 ~ cross multiply
x=4.2 yards

Now find area:

A = 7 x 4.2

= 29.4 square yards