Q:

A yard includes a border path of a fixed width around a lawn. The total area of the yard is represented by the expression (6+2x)(9+2x)What does the 6 represent?the area of the borderthe width of the borderthe width of the lawnthe width of the yard

Accepted Solution

A:
54+(12x+18x)+4x
54+12x+18x+4x^2

54+30x+4x
which would be the area of the border i think i am not sure i did this right