Brackets Problems (3) - Gardens

Algebra

The diagrams show a garden consisting of a grassy central area surrounded by a path.Find an expression for a) The area of the whole garden.b) The area of the grass.c) The area of the path.

The path is 2 metres wide all the way round

the garden2

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Path

Grass x

1.

The diagrams show a garden consisting of a grassy central area surrounded by a path.Find an expression for a) The area of the whole garden.b) The area of the grass.c) The area of the path.

The path is 3 metres wide all the way round

the garden

3

Path

Grassx + 1

x + 6

2.

The diagrams show a garden consisting of a grassy central area surrounded by a path.Find an expression for a) The area of the whole garden.b) The area of the grass.c) The area of the path.

The path is 3m wide at the

sides and 4m wide at the top and the bottom.Grass

Path

x + 8

x + 3

4

3 3

4

3.

The diagrams show a garden consisting of a grassy central area surrounded by a path.Find an expression for a) The area of the whole garden.b) The area of the grass.c) The area of the path.

x + 9

2

x Grass

Path

5

The path is 2m wide at the top and the bottom and 5m wide at the sides.

4.