Application of Area

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1) Determine the area of the garden.
(15)(9) + (24)(9)
= 135 + 216
= 351ft​2

2) Your backyard is 35 m by 26 m wide.

You need to lay grass seed.

a) What is the area of your backyard?

(35)(26)
=910m​2
b) To make a lawn from seed, you need to sow
25-30g of grass seed per square metre.
How much grass seed should you purchase
for your lawn?
(30)(910)
=27300
(25)(910)
=22750
22 750​g​ - 27 300​g​ grass seeds

3) You are reflooring certain rooms in your house. You need to calculate how much it will cost.

a) What is the area of

Bedroom 2?
(5)(2) + (9)(8)
=10 + 72
=82ft​2
b) What will be the cost for carpeting if it costs $5.75/sqft?

(82)(5.75)
=$471.5
4) You work in a landscaping business. You need to reseed the inside of a
track, which is basically a rectangle and two semi-circles. What is the area
of land that you need to reseed (to the nearest square metre)
(π36.5​2 ​/2)84.39 + π36.5​2
π36.5​2
=73π
=229.33/2
=(114.66)(84.39)
=9676.15 +229.33
=9905.48m

10, 346 m​2

 Answers
1) 351 ft​2

2)
a) 910 m​2
b) 22,750g - 27,300g

3)
a) 82 ft​2
b) $471.50

4) 10, 346 m​2