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8 February, 16:46

Illian is trying to save water, so she reduces the size of her square grass lawn by 8 feet on each side. the area of the smaller lawn is 144 square feet. in the equation (x - 8) 2 = 144, x represents the side measure of the original lawn. what were the dimensions of the original lawn?

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  1. 8 February, 17:07
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    (x-8) * 2=144

    x-8=144:2

    x-8=72

    x=72+8

    x=80 feet
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