Answer:
244 feet squared.
Explanation:
A sketch of the garden and the path is shown below:
The dimensions of the outer rectangle is:
• Length = 36+2+2=40 ft
,• Width = 21+2+2=25 ft
The dimensions of the inner rectangle (garden) are:
• Length = 36 ft
,• Width = 21 ft
Therefore, the area of the path will be:
[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{Area}=\text{Area of larger rectangle-Area of smaller rectangle} \\ =(40\times25)-(36\times21) \\ =1000-756 \\ =244\; ft^2 \end{gathered}[/tex]The area of this path is 244 feet squared.
