A design for a garden is composed of a triangle and 2 rectangles. Some side lengths of the garden design are shown. 7.5 ft 12.5 ft 7.5 ft 12.5 ft What is the area of the garden in square feet?

215.625 square feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

The best way to approach this is by finding the area of each shape and then adding them together.

The area of a rectangle is Length · Width. Both rectangles have a length of 12.5 feet and a width of 7.5 feet. 12.5 · 7.5 = 93.75. And since both rectangles have the same dimensions, we can just multiply 93.75 by two to get 187.5 square feet for the rectangles.

The area of a triangle is Base · Height / 2. Since the sides of the triangle are the same as the sides of rectangles, the dimensions of the triangle are 7.5 feet and 7.5 feet.

7.5 · 7.5 / 2 = 28.125 square feet.

187.5 + 28.125 = 215.625 square feet.

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