Question

2. Last year, Mr. Leon had a rectangular gardenwith an area of 208 square feet. This year thedimensions of the garden are the size of thedimensions of last year's garden. What is thearea of Mr. Leon's garden this year?A. 104 ft2B. 416 ft2C. 52 ft2D. 208 ft2

Answer 1

C. 52 ft2

Explanation:

Rectangle:

Has two dimensions, which are height(h) and base(b).

The area is: A = b*h

In this question:

We have that that A = b*h = 208.

New dimensions:

Both the dimensions are half(1/2) of last year.

So

A = (b/2)*(h/2) = (b*h)/4

Since b*h = 208

A = (b*h)/4 = 208/4 = 52