Rasmussen College Algebra Areas Calculations Questions

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slideshow assignment

. After reviewing the slideshow, answer the four questions about mowing the lawn. Remember to type and save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document and show all your work and explanations.

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Question #1
Find the area of the front yard
12x + 1
Find a polynomial that describes the
area of the front yard shown to the
right.
8x – 7
Hint #1: Area = length times width
Hint #2: Your simplified
polynomial should have three
terms.
Front Yard
Question #2
Find the area of the backyard
13x-2
Find a polynomial that describes the
area of the backyard shown to the right.
9x – 3
2x
Note: Jasper cannot mow through
the shed. Make sure to ONLY find
the area of the grass. You will need
to subtract the area of the shed.
X + 8
Shed
Backyard
Question #3
Find the total area of the yard
Find the total area that Jasper needs to mow. Make sure your answer
is simplified.
Hint: The total area would be the are of the front yard plus the
area of the back yard.
Question #4
Find the area of the grass if x = 13 feet
Using the expression you found in question #3, find the
area of the grass if x = 13 feet.
Make sure your final answer is in a complete sentence
with the correct units for area.
Mowing Problem
Jasper is mowing his yard. He wants to calculate the area that
he needs to mow. He splits his yard into his front yard (question
#1) and backyard (question #2). Work through the following
problems to find the total area he needs to mow.