A rectangular garden has a border of uniform width x meters surrounding it. The garden itself has a length of 20 metersand a width of 15 meters. The area of the entire garden including the border is 400 square meters.
Write an equation in terms of x for the total area of the garden and the border.
Solve the equation to find the width of the border, x.
Calculate the area of just the border (not including the garden).
A rectangular garden has a border of uniform width x meters surrounding it. The garden itself has a length of 20 metersand a width of 15 meters. The area of the entire garden including the border is 400 square meters.
Write an equation in terms of x for the total area of the garden and the border.
Solve the equation to find the width of the border, x.
Calculate the area of just the border (not including the garden).