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Karl's rectangular vegetable garden is <math> 20 </math> feet by <math> 45 </math> feet, and Makenna's is <math> 25 </math> feet by <math> 40 </math> feet. Whose garden is larger in area?
 
Karl's rectangular vegetable garden is <math> 20 </math> feet by <math> 45 </math> feet, and Makenna's is <math> 25 </math> feet by <math> 40 </math> feet. Whose garden is larger in area?
  
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<math>\text{(A) Karl's garden is larger by 100 square feet.}</math>
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<math>\textbf{(A)}\ \text{Karl's garden is larger by 100 square feet.}</math>
  
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<math>\text{(B) Karl's garden is larger by 25 square feet.}</math>
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<math>\textbf{(B)}\ \text{Karl's garden is larger by 25 square feet.}</math>
 
   
 
   
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<math>\text{(C) The gardens are the same size.}</math>  
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<math>\textbf{(C)}\ \text{The gardens are the same size.}</math>  
  
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<math>\text{(D) Makenna's garden is larger by 25 square feet.}</math>
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<math>\textbf{(D)}\ \text{Makenna's garden is larger by 25 square feet.}</math>
  
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<math>\text{(E) Makenna's garden is larger by 100 square feet.}</math>
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<math>\textbf{(E)}\ \text{Makenna's garden is larger by 100 square feet.}</math>
  
 
==Solution==
 
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The area of a rectangle is given by the formula length times width. Karl's garden is <math>20 \times 45 = 900</math> square feet and Makenna's garden is <math>25 \times 40 = 1000</math> square feet. Since <math>1000 > 900,</math> Makenna's garden is larger by <math>1000-900=100</math> square feet. <math>\Rightarrow \boxed{\textbf{(E)}}</math>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Revision as of 17:29, 25 November 2011

Problem

Karl's rectangular vegetable garden is $20$ feet by $45$ feet, and Makenna's is $25$ feet by $40$ feet. Whose garden is larger in area?

$\textbf{(A)}\ \text{Karl's garden is larger by 100 square feet.}$

$\textbf{(B)}\ \text{Karl's garden is larger by 25 square feet.}$

$\textbf{(C)}\ \text{The gardens are the same size.}$

$\textbf{(D)}\ \text{Makenna's garden is larger by 25 square feet.}$

$\textbf{(E)}\ \text{Makenna's garden is larger by 100 square feet.}$

Solution

The area of a rectangle is given by the formula length times width. Karl's garden is $20 \times 45 = 900$ square feet and Makenna's garden is $25 \times 40 = 1000$ square feet. Since $1000 > 900,$ Makenna's garden is larger by $1000-900=100$ square feet. $\Rightarrow \boxed{\textbf{(E)}}$

See Also

2011 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources)
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